15.2% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Nowra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of military service and unpaid care set North Nowra apart from the rest of the state. While 7.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, more people here also provide unpaid care for children compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people in North Nowra volunteer, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28.2% of people caring for children—a little above the national figure. This sits alongside 13.1% providing general unpaid care and 23% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 7.1%, which is among the highest for its level and well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 North Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13010/north-nowra/topic/community