11.1% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bell Post Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bell Post Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 25.2% of people in Bell Post Hill provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community support in the area. While many residents contribute through caregiving, the suburb sees significantly lower rates of formal volunteering compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most 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 14.8% of people providing support—a figure a little above the state and national averages. This includes the 25.2% who care for children, while 21.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.8% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.1% of the population having served, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Bell Post Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20192/bell-post-hill/topic/community