17.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nelson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nelson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nelson sits around the middle for most community activity compared to similar areas. It is a place where volunteering is common, with 17.4% of people giving their time, a figure well above the national average. This shows a strong local commitment to community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is quite popular here, with 17.4% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% rate for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a significant part of life for 26.7% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 24.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and the 2.3% rate in New South Wales.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality 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 Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12931/nelson/topic/community