25.3% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belair · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Belair
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Belair than in the rest of Australia. Over a quarter of residents give their time to others, making this area stand out for its strong level of community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.3% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 30.8% of people caring for children and 15.4% providing other unpaid care. This is well above the national figures for both activities, while 26.1% of residents also do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
15.4% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40089/belair/topic/community