22.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nowley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nowley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Nowley than in most other areas. This commitment to helping others is seen across the board, with nearly 23% of the population volunteering and a high proportion of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Nowley, where 25.7% of people provide care—a figure far above the national 11.9%. This includes 28.6% of people caring for children, which is well above the state average.
25.7% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
No one in Nowley has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.8% national figure and the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
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 Nowley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13038/nowley/topic/community