In Benaraby, volunteering is slightly higher than the Gladstone Region with 153 people (16.8 per cent) aged 15 years and over providing volunteer services. This compares to 16.2 per cent for the Gladstone Region.

The number of volunteers has decreased by 29.8 per cent between 2016 and 2021. In 2016 the number of volunteers was 218 compared to 153 people in 2021.

There have been decreases in the percentage of volunteers that are aged 15–40 across all age brackets between 2016 and 2021. While there were increases for those aged 75 and over.