11.0% ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 11% of people in Bundoora volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure. While community volunteering is low, a high proportion of residents step up to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen to 11% since 2011, though this is still much lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid care compared to most areas, with 13.5% of residents doing so. Meanwhile, 25% provide unpaid childcare and 19.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being lower than most areas.
13.5% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.1% of the Bundoora population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian average.
2.1%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21503/bundoora/topic/community