21.3% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belgrave South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Belgrave South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community support define Belgrave South, where residents are far more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. Around 21.3% of people here volunteer, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in the area. Much higher than most areas, 31.1% of people care for children unpaid, while 18.8% provide other unpaid care and 26.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
18.8% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Belgrave South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20190/belgrave-south/topic/community