15.4% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nords Wharf · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nords Wharf
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework define the community spirit in Nords Wharf. While volunteering is a bit more common here than the national figure, the most striking feature is how many residents dedicate their time to looking after others and managing the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with higher rates of unpaid care generally, as 19.1% of residents provide care and 30.1% look after children.
19.1% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
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 Nords Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12985/nords-wharf/topic/community