18.7% ▼ -47.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Bena, where 15.6% of people provide unpaid care for others. This community is highly active, with residents volunteering and managing home duties at rates well above the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on significant unpaid roles, with 27.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside higher than usual rates of people caring for children (28.0%) and others (15.6%).
15.6% ▲ +101.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Bena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20203/bena/topic/community