24.8% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bellbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community contribution define Bellbrook, where nearly a quarter of residents volunteer. This local spirit is seen in a high proportion of people providing unpaid care and help within the home compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.8% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Bellbrook, with 25.5% of people providing care and 35.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. Meanwhile, the 24.8% who care for children unpaid is about the same as the state average.
25.5% ▲ +103.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.4% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 35.4%
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.
Around 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Bellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10270/bellbrook/topic/community