15.6% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belhus · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Belhus
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of service defines Belhus, where 5.2% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most other areas. While volunteer rates are lower than typical, residents are more likely to spend significant time on unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people in Belhus volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the Western Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a major part of life here, with 27.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide some form of unpaid care, while 24.7% care for children unpaid.
12.6% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 common in Belhus, with 5.2% of the population having served, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Belhus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50103/belhus/topic/community