14.1% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belmont - Victoria Park · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Belmont - Victoria Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Belmont - Victoria Park spend their spare time on unpaid care and volunteering compared to other regions. While 14.1% of the community volunteer, the area is marked by much lower rates of unpaid housework and childcare than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the Western Australian figure. This rate is about the same as the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 15.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figure, and the number of people caring for children is also well below the state average at 23.5%.
9.3% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 2.2% of the population. This is lower than in most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.2%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) 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 - Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50602/belmont-victoria-park/topic/community