18.0% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nambucca Heads Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Nambucca Heads Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Nambucca Heads Surrounds contribute their time through volunteering and unpaid care. While those who volunteer have decreased since 2011, the area remains well above the national figure for community-minded activity.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of the people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This is higher than most similar areas, though the rate has fallen by 5.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing care and 28.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—a figure well above the Australian average of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 23.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021159/nambucca-heads-surrounds/topic/community