18.0% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellbowrie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bellbowrie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 31.4% of people provide unpaid childcare in Bellbowrie, which is much higher than most other areas. This high level of family care is matched by a strong spirit of service across the community. Residents are more likely to volunteer and serve in the Defence Force than people in the wider state and nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.0% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Beyond childcare, 25.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. General unpaid care is provided by 12.3% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.3% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 much more common here than in most areas. The 4.7% of residents who served is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Bellbowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30215/bellbowrie/topic/community