12.4% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belmont North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Belmont North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Belmont North provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a strong rate of military service and people providing general unpaid care, volunteering is quite low compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.4% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing support and 29.9% caring for children, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 22.2% do 15 or more hours of housework, a figure a little above the national average.
14.1% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
Military service is more common in Belmont North than in most similar areas. About 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state figure.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Belmont North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10277/belmont-north/topic/community