45.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banyena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Banyena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 45% of people in Banyena volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong commitment to unpaid work and care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 45% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Banyena, where 40% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home support is consistent with 20% of residents providing unpaid care, which is well above the 11.9% national average.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 Banyena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20135/banyena/topic/community