12.2% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadsound - Nebo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Broadsound - Nebo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Broadsound - Nebo are contributing unpaid time to their community and homes compared to a decade ago. The number of volunteers has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011, and far fewer residents now provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 5.9% of people providing general unpaid care. This is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%, while those caring for children or doing heavy housework have also fallen since 2011.
5.9% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.3% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
2.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Broadsound - Nebo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011338/broadsound-nebo/topic/community