17.8% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belrose · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Belrose
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher number of people give their time to others in Belrose compared to most similar areas. Nearly 18% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is seen across both formal volunteering and home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.8% of people helping out. This is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid work at home, including 28.2% who care for children and 24.6% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. These figures are well above the national averages, though 11.4% providing general unpaid care is about the same as across Australia.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 2.5% of people in Belrose have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than in most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Belrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031692/belrose/topic/community