12.1% ▼ -37.7%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Belimbla Park · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Belimbla Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap in unpaid work defines Belimbla Park, where residents spend far more time on home duties than the national average. While few people volunteer, nearly a third of the population provides unpaid childcare and many more handle heavy housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped since 2011 to 12.1%, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28.7% of people caring for children and 30.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above the New South Wales figures. General unpaid care has also risen since 2011 to reach 13.2%.
13.2% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 rare in the area, with 2.4% of people having served, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 80% of urban centre 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 Belimbla Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121005/belimbla-park/topic/community