12.0% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nerang - Mount Nathan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Nerang - Mount Nathan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small gap exists between Nerang - Mount Nathan and the rest of the country in how people pitch in, with slightly fewer residents volunteering than the state average. While 12% of people volunteer, a higher than usual 28% of the population provides unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Nerang - Mount Nathan has fallen to 12% since 2011, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more people here provide unpaid childcare than the national average, with 28% doing so. Other unpaid work is more typical, as 20.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.6% provide general unpaid care.
11.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 3.0%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 54% 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 Nerang - Mount Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061248/nerang-mount-nathan/topic/community