14.0% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Belmont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Belmont provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution in the area. Most residents engage in unpaid work and volunteering at rates that are about the same as the rest of Victoria and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people volunteer, a figure that is similar to the state and national averages, though this is 5.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care levels are typical for the region, with 12.5% of people providing care and 21.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework per week.
12.5% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.2% of the population having done so, which is lower than in most other areas.
2.2%
Lower than 68% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021037/belmont/topic/community