21.5% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nairne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Nairne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people contribute their time to others in Nairne compared to the rest of the country. This is seen in the strong rates of volunteering and unpaid care, though some of these activities have become less common since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%, despite falling 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Nairne, where 33.0% of people care for children and 24.5% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 13.7% since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas. About 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 Nairne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021009/nairne/topic/community