7.3% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellbird · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bellbird
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Bellbird provide unpaid childcare, marking a high rate of family support in the area. While few residents volunteer for organisations, there is a strong focus on home-based care and housework. This creates a community where daily life is heavily centred on supporting family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.3% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 33.8% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% national average. This high level of care is seen across the board, as 16.3% provide general unpaid care and 24.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
16.3% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both New South Wales and the Australian average.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Bellbird [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10268/bellbird/topic/community