23.2% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bridgewater · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bridgewater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of residents in Bridgewater (L) volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. While local volunteering has dropped since 2011, this area remains much more active in community work than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both Victoria and Australia. This is still much higher than most areas, despite a fall of 11 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common here, with 26.3% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. However, only 18.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a result that is well below the state and national averages.
11.6% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Around 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, placing the area around the middle for its level.
3.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre 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 Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222009/bridgewater/topic/community