16.8% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Belford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Belford stands out for its high levels of unpaid domestic work and family care. While volunteer rates are typical for the area, the local commitment to childcare and housework is far higher than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 38.5% of people caring for children and 36.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both far above the national figures. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 11.2%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 36.4%
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.
No one in Belford has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the state rate of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Belford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10258/belford/topic/community