13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benholme · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Benholme
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Benholme spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. This community's participation patterns show a strong focus on home and family duties rather than external service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is common here at 25.8%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Around 12.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, while 28.8% perform significant amounts of housework, a rate well above the national figure.
12.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 Benholme has served in the Defence Force, leaving the area well below the state and national figures for military service.
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 Benholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30233/benholme/topic/community