10.7% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellbird Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bellbird Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Bellbird Park has shifted over the last decade, with the area now seeing a very high number of people providing unpaid childcare. While 35.4% of residents care for children without pay, formal volunteering is notably low. This mix shows a community where family responsibilities often take priority over traditional community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 35.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the 10.7% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average.
10.7% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland average.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Bellbird Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30214/bellbird-park/topic/community