15.8% ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bealiba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bealiba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines the community in Bealiba, where 20.5% of people provide this support. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits well above both the state and national figures. The area also shows a strong connection to military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people volunteer here. This is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though it is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 20.5% of people providing it and 27.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. In contrast, the 13.2% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian average.
20.5% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.2% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.8% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Bealiba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20177/bealiba/topic/community