29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benloch · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Benloch
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Benloch volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where residents are also more likely than most to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.2% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 16.8% of people providing support. This includes 26.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the 20.7% national figure.
16.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Benloch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20212/benloch/topic/community