18.4% —
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bass (Rosevears) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bass (Rosevears)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 18% of people in Bass (Rosevears) volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This sparsely populated area shows a strong commitment to community and service, with higher than usual rates of both volunteering and former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.2% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is much higher than most areas. Other care roles, such as looking after children (26.2%) or providing general unpaid care (12.4%), are about the same as the state and national figures.
12.4% —
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% —
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 81% 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 Bass (Rosevears) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60113/bass/topic/community