8.8% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benarkin North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Benarkin North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people have served in the Defence Force in Benarkin North than in most similar areas, with 7.2% of residents having served. While veterans are common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent, particularly volunteering and unpaid childcare. The area shows a distinct mix of high military service and high levels of unpaid care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 8.8% of people helping out. This is well below both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for many, as 15% of people provide care and 25.1% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, very few people provide unpaid childcare, at just 11.7%, which is far below the Australian average.
15.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.7% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -37.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Military service is a standout feature of the area. At 7.2%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.2%
Higher than 89% 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 Benarkin North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30232/benarkin-north/topic/community