30.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 30.3% of people in Bell volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is seen across the board, with residents spending much more time on unpaid care and housework than people in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.3% of the population helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are major activities in Bell, where 57.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 42.4% care for children. These figures are far above those for the state and nation, though the 9.1% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
57.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 57.6%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
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 Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10262/bell/topic/community