8.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benandarah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Benandarah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Benandarah has seen a shift in focus, with a notably high presence of former service members. While few residents volunteer, about 5.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 8.8% of people pitching in. This is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales and most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than in most areas. Only 9.5% of residents provide unpaid care, and those caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure at 18.4%.
9.5% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 here than in most areas. About 5.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% typical for Australia.
5.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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 Benandarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10287/benandarah/topic/community