15.7% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundalong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bundalong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people in Bundalong have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. The community is also active in giving back, with 15.7% of residents volunteering. Unpaid care work has become more common here since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people in Bundalong volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. Other unpaid care roles have also risen since 2011, including 26.7% of residents caring for children.
14.0% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Defence service is a notable part of the local identity, with 5.5% of people having served. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Bundalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222012/bundalong/topic/community