17.1% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benalla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Benalla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer and provide unpaid care in Benalla than in most similar areas. While 17.1% of the community volunteers, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. It is a place where residents are highly active in supporting others, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A higher proportion of people volunteer here than in most areas. At 17.1%, Benalla is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%, despite a 7.7 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.5% of people doing so. While 23.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, only 18.9% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.7%, this is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021063/benalla/topic/community