15.4% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nunawading · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Nunawading
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Nunawading provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most other areas. While many residents contribute to their community through care and volunteering, the number of people giving their time to volunteer work has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.1% of people providing care and 27.9% looking after children, both of which are higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, 19.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure slightly lower than most other places.
13.1% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most other areas and a little below the national figure.
1.5%
Lower than 82% 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 Nunawading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041271/nunawading/topic/community