8.3% ▼ -79.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nerrigundah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nerrigundah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Nerrigundah spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. While many residents handle significant home duties, others are less likely to volunteer their time compared to most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.3% of residents volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing care and 27.8% doing heavy housework, though this is offset by a much lower rate of people caring for children unpaid (19.4%).
13.9% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
No one in Nerrigundah has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Nerrigundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12940/nerrigundah/topic/community