15.5% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belvedere · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Belvedere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare define the community spirit in Belvedere. While most residents are less likely to volunteer than people in similar areas, nearly 31% of the population provides unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is a little above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 30.9% of people caring for children unpaid, far exceeding the national rate. In contrast, only 8.9% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the Australian average of 11.9%.
8.9% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 1.7% of people having served, a little below the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Belvedere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30226/belvedere/topic/community