15.5% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nambucca Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Nambucca Heads
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and veteran presence set Nambucca Heads apart from most similar areas. While 15.5% of the population volunteers, the most striking figures are found in the high numbers of people providing unpaid care and those who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 22.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are higher than the national figures. In contrast, the 17.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.3% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 much higher proportion of people in Nambucca Heads have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.1% of residents being veterans. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021158/nambucca-heads/topic/community