Nundah · Sub-region (SA3)

Community Participation in Nundah

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Volunteer rates have dropped by 4.8 percentage points since 2011 in Nundah, where 13.3% of people now give their time to others. This shift highlights a decline in community activity even though other forms of unpaid work have remained steady.

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📍 Nundah, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Nundah sits — Volunteers

13.3% ▼ -26.4%
  • 5.0%–5.9%: 4 areas
  • 5.9%–6.8%: 4 areas
  • 6.8%–7.7%: 7 areas
  • 7.7%–8.6%: 9 areas
  • 8.6%–9.5%: 10 areas
  • 9.5%–10.4%: 17 areas
  • 10.4%–11.3%: 17 areas
  • 11.3%–12.1%: 19 areas
  • 12.1%–13.0%: 21 areas
  • 13.0%–13.9%: 26 areas
  • 13.9%–14.8%: 30 areas
  • 14.8%–15.7%: 34 areas
  • 15.7%–16.6%: 33 areas
  • 16.6%–17.5%: 24 areas
  • 17.5%–18.4%: 21 areas
  • 18.4%–19.3%: 13 areas
  • 19.3%–20.2%: 16 areas
  • 20.2%–21.1%: 10 areas
  • 21.1%–22.0%: 11 areas
  • 22.0%–22.9%: 7 areas
  • 22.9%–23.8%: 5 areas
  • 23.8%–24.6%: 4 areas
  • 24.6%–25.5%: 2 areas
  • 25.5%–26.4%: 1 area
  • 26.4%–27.3%: 0 areas
  • 27.3%–28.2%: 1 area
  • 28.2%–29.1%: 3 areas
  • 29.1%–30.0%: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Nundah — lower than 67% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Nundah13.3%
Greater Brisbane 13.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 13.3% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.

13.3% ▼ -26.4%

Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 9.9% of people providing care and 18.0% spending 15 or more hours on housework. The 24.9% of people caring for children unpaid is slightly below the national figure of 26.3%.

9.9% ▲ +6.2%

Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.9% ▲ +1.2%

Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 24.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.0% ▼ -1.3%

Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 18.0%

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 higher than usual 3.4% of people in Nundah have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Nundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30203/nundah/topic/community