10.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nollamara - Westminster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Nollamara - Westminster
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just under a quarter of people in Nollamara - Westminster provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. However, the area generally has much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care compared to other similar places. This pattern of lower community participation has remained mostly steady over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 9.1% of people providing such support. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are among the lowest in the region at 14.5%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
9.1% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.5% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Nollamara - Westminster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021090/nollamara-westminster/topic/community