16.8% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nelson Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nelson Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in twenty residents in Nelson Bay have served in the Defence Force, reflecting a strong history of military service. This is a community where people contribute significantly to the public good, with volunteering and care roles playing a key part of daily life. Local participation in these activities is generally higher than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.1% of residents providing care and 23.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, the 21.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.1% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.5% of the population having served.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12932/nelson-bay/topic/community