15.8% ▼ -43.1%
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nicholls · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Nicholls
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Nicholls than in most other areas, with 13.7% of residents helping others. This community sees higher rates of volunteering and military service than the state and national figures, though local volunteer numbers have dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a sharp decline from 2011, when 27.8% of the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.7% of people providing help, a figure much higher than in most other areas. While 21.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the national figure at 24.3%.
13.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 higher than usual 3.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate 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 Nicholls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED236/nicholls/topic/community