13.1% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benowa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Benowa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Benowa provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher proportion than in most other areas. While many residents step up to care for children, overall community volunteering has declined here since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.1%, which is a little below the national figure. This is lower than most similar areas and represents a 3.2 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.4% of people providing care, slightly above the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, 21.2% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, and the proportion of people providing general unpaid care rose slightly to 11.2%.
11.2% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Australian figure and a little below the state average.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Benowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101267/benowa/topic/community