16.1% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nelson Bay Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Nelson Bay Peninsula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Six per cent of people in Nelson Bay Peninsula have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. This is a place where community contribution is common, though the proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this rate fell 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care varies here, with 13.2% of people providing care—a little above the national figure—and a higher than usual 23.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are much lower than most areas at 19.9%.
13.2% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
The local rate of people who served in the Defence Force is 6.0%, which is among the highest for areas of this type and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Nelson Bay Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031121/nelson-bay-peninsula/topic/community