12.2% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belmont · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Belmont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid work and volunteering in Belmont than in most other similar areas. Only 12.2% of residents volunteer their time, and the proportion of people providing unpaid care is much lower than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.2% of people in Belmont volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.4% of people providing this support. Similarly, the 23.2% of residents caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.4% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 73% 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 Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50490/belmont/topic/community