22.2% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellingen · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bellingen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Bellingen than in most other parts of the country. Around 22.2% of the community give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this volunteering spirit is strong, the number of local volunteers has fallen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many locals take on unpaid work at home; 29.0% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing unpaid care is also much more common here than in most areas, with 14.3% of people helping others.
14.3% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
Around 3.2% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) 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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10600/bellingen/topic/community