24.5% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellingen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bellingen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Bellingen volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This strong spirit of community work is matched by high rates of unpaid care and housework. While these activities are common here, the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.5% of people volunteer here, a rate far above the 14.1% national figure and among the highest for similar areas. However, this is 8.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Bellingen, where 29.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside higher than average rates of people providing unpaid care (13.8%) and caring for children (28.4%).
13.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most other areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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/sa2/104021083/bellingen/topic/community