11.4% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bentley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bentley Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Bentley Park compared to the rest of the state. While 32.5% of residents care for children without pay, volunteering has dropped to 11.4%, which is much lower than in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the rate was 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is common here, with 32.5% of people doing so, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Conversely, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.0%) and those providing other unpaid care (11.2%) are lower or about the same as the state average.
11.2% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 more common in Bentley Park than in most areas, with 4.9% of people having served. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher 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 Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021144/bentley-park/topic/community