12.1% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few changes have been seen in community participation for Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe over the last decade. This is most evident in the volunteer rate, which has stayed almost exactly the same since 2011. Overall, people here are less likely to volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.1% of people volunteer here, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This rate is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 15.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figure, and it has fallen since 2011. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid are well below the state and national averages.
9.5% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
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, at 2.4%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.4%
Lower than 62% 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 - Ascot - Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506021118/belmont-ascot-redcliffe/topic/community