12.6% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bentleigh East - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bentleigh East - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents balance their daily lives with unpaid care duties in Bentleigh East - North. While 31.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure—the number of residents volunteering in the community has dropped since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 12.6% since 2016, which is lower than most other areas. This is slightly below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 14.2% of people providing unpaid care, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This trend is seen alongside the 31.8% who care for children unpaid, which is well above the Victorian average of 26.3%.
14.2% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Bentleigh East - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021426/bentleigh-east-north/topic/community