17.4% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belbora · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Belbora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Belbora stands out from similar areas for its high levels of volunteerism and military service. While 17.4% of residents volunteer, a very small number of people provide unpaid care for others compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people provide unpaid care for others or children, with figures far below the national average. However, 29.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
5.5% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. About 6.7% of people have served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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 Belbora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10256/belbora/topic/community