16.5% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nathan · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Nathan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Nathan volunteer and provide unpaid childcare than in most similar areas. While 16.5% of the community volunteers, this is down from 21.3% in 2011. The area shows a strong trend of helping others, though these habits vary across different types of care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.5% of people helping out. This is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia, though it has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a priority here, as 28.0% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.6% provide other types of unpaid care, and about 20.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.6% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 2.6%, this is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30304/nathan/topic/community