12.9% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belmont - Bennetts Green · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Belmont - Bennetts Green
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Belmont - Bennetts Green is marked by a strong commitment to home and family, with a high number of people providing unpaid support to others. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, many residents continue to balance their time between work and significant caregiving roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 12.9% since 2011, which is lower than most areas. This figure is now about the same as the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 13.6% of people providing unpaid care—a figure much higher than most areas. This is consistent with a higher-than-average 28.3% of residents caring for children unpaid and 22.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.6% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Belmont - Bennetts Green have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 3.4%. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 66% 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 Belmont - Bennetts Green [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011206/belmont-bennetts-green/topic/community