11.4% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bentley Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bentley Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 32.5% of people in Bentley Park provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This high rate of family care stands out in a place where volunteering is less common than in most other areas. It is also a community with a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 32.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the Australian average of 26.3%—the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
11.2% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 more common here than in most other areas, with 4.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30236/bentley-park/topic/community