26.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellellen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bellellen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Bellellen volunteer, making it an exceptionally active community. While fewer residents provide unpaid childcare than the national figure, there are high rates of people performing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are far above the national figure, with 26.3% of the community pitching in—much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 15.8% of people provide care and 35.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. In contrast, the 17.5% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average.
15.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.1%
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 very common in Bellellen, where 11.1% of people have served—a figure well above both the state and national levels.
11.1%
Higher than 98% 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 Bellellen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20197/bellellen/topic/community