17.8% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nelsons Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nelsons Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Nelsons Plains provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and a strong tradition of service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.8% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 28.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far exceeding the 20.7% national average. This trend goes alongside high rates of unpaid childcare, at 29.7%.
13.1% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Nelsons Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12933/nelsons-plains/topic/community