18.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belconnen · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Belconnen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Belconnen provide unpaid childcare, which is one of the most common forms of community contribution here. This reflects a broader trend of active participation, with volunteering rates well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most other areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this level of involvement has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is common, with 28.5% of people doing so, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care rose to 12.6% since 2011, while the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 20.0%.
12.6% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas. About 4.6% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 87% 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 Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80101/belconnen/topic/community