11.7% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Geelong - Bell Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in North Geelong - Bell Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller number of people give their time to community groups and housework in North Geelong - Bell Park, though unpaid care for others is quite common. While only 11.7% of residents volunteer, the area has a much higher rate of people providing unpaid care than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have dropped to 11.7% since 2011, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common here, with 13.8% of people providing support, a figure much higher than in most other areas. This sits alongside lower-than-average rates of people caring for children (24.4%) or doing significant housework (19.9%).
13.8% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 North Geelong - Bell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021047/north-geelong-bell-park/topic/community