56.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benayeo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Benayeo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Benayeo than in most similar areas, with over half the population giving their time. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the strong rates of unpaid care provided by residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 56.6% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 18.9% of people providing support. While 22.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, a lower-than-usual 22.6% are providing unpaid care for children.
18.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Benayeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20206/benayeo/topic/community