18.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bennison · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bennison
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid work and care than most similar areas define the community of Bennison. About 37.5% of people spend 15 hours or more each week on housework, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of residents giving their time, a figure well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high in the area, with 21.9% of people providing care and 34.4% looking after children without pay, both well above the national figures.
21.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the levels seen across Victoria and Australia.
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 Bennison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20213/bennison/topic/community