12.5% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bentleigh East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bentleigh East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Bentleigh East provide unpaid care for children, a figure well above the national average. While family care is very common here, other forms of community involvement like volunteering are less frequent compared to similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, with 31.3% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% seen across Victoria and Australia. This is alongside 14.2% of residents providing other unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
14.2% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. About 1.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Bentleigh East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20215/bentleigh-east/topic/community