22.8% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benalla Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Benalla Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 23% of people in Benalla Surrounds volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, this area still sees much higher levels of community contribution than most other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is well above both the Victorian and national figures. This is among the highest levels for similar areas, despite falling 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with a high number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the proportion of those caring for children is much lower than most areas.
15.1% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 much more common in this area than most others. About 3.9% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021064/benalla-surrounds/topic/community