23.8% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellevue Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bellevue Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Bellevue Heights volunteer, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of the area. Other forms of unpaid work and service are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.8% of residents helping out, though this is 2.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are around the middle for similar areas, with 12.7% of people providing care and 25.3% looking after children. About 22.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a small drop since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population, which is higher than most other areas.
3.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Bellevue Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031066/bellevue-heights/topic/community