8.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Belfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 9% of people volunteer in Belfield, which is well below the national figure. This low level of formal volunteering stands out against other local habits, such as unpaid care and housework, which are more typical of the wider region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 24.1% care for children unpaid, a rate that is around the middle for similar areas.
13.1% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with only 0.9% of people having served, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Belfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10257/belfield/topic/community