14.6% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belconnen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Belconnen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Belconnen compared to the rest of the territory. While 14.6% of residents volunteer, this is well below the ACT average and has fallen since 2011. The area is also home to a higher share of Defence Force veterans than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.6% of people in Belconnen volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the ACT's 18.4%. This level of participation has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere; only 14.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below both the territory and national figures. Similarly, the share of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care is among the lowest for areas of this type.
6.3% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.4% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 total of 3.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011002/belconnen/topic/community