7.3% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belmore - Belfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Belmore - Belfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Belmore - Belfield compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.3% of residents take part in volunteer work, which is well below both the state and national figures. This trend is part of a wider pattern of lower community participation across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.3% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This figure is well below the 13% seen in New South Wales and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 21.1%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Around 18.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, while 11.5% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
11.5% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
Only 0.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
0.7%
Lower than 96% 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 Belmore - Belfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021362/belmore-belfield/topic/community