13.1% —
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people provide unpaid child care in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) than in most other areas. While 30.1% of residents look after children without pay, volunteering has dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have fallen to 13.1%, a drop of 6.3 percentage points since 2016. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 13.8% of people providing unpaid care and 30.1% caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a result typical for the state.
13.8% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% —
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 1.4% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 88% of state electorate 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 (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20906/bentleigh/topic/community