37.0% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bencubbin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bencubbin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 37% of people in Bencubbin volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong spirit of community service stands out in a place where unpaid care and housework are far less common than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37% of residents helping out. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, including people caring for children (18.5%) and those doing over 15 hours of housework (13.3%). General unpaid care is also well below the national figure at 8.1%.
8.1% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.3% ▼ -58.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Bencubbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50106/bencubbin/topic/community