31.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellthorpe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bellthorpe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement mark Bellthorpe compared to similar areas. About 31.3% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service is mirrored in the high number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.3% of residents giving their time. This is 17 percentage points higher than the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is high here, with 32.3% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, far above the 20.7% national average. While 14.1% provide general unpaid care, the 16.2% who care for children is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
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.
A striking 14.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the national figure of 2.8%.
14.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Bellthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30223/bellthorpe/topic/community