17.8% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Benaraby · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Benaraby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 33.7% of people in Benaraby provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to family and helping others, though formal volunteering has dipped recently. Many residents also contribute significant time to unpaid housework and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of the state or nation, with 17.8% of people pitching in. However, this is down from 22.4% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life, as 28.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 13% provide general unpaid care. Both figures are well above the national typicals.
13.0% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.7% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.4% of residents having served.
4.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre 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 Benaraby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321011/benaraby/topic/community