24.6% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Niangala · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Niangala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Niangala volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.8% of people caring for children, which is well above the state figure. This is seen alongside 25.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 13.6% providing other unpaid care.
13.6% ▲ +124.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 Niangala has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and 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 Niangala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12971/niangala/topic/community