10.0% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellmere · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bellmere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Bellmere is marked by a strong focus on family and home responsibilities. While few residents spend their spare time volunteering, a very high proportion of the community is dedicated to unpaid care and child-rearing.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.0% of people in Bellmere volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family duties are a priority here, with 31.1% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of childcare is consistent with more people providing general unpaid care (13.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (22.5%) compared to most areas.
13.9% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Bellmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30220/bellmere/topic/community