7.0% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nowra Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nowra Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 12% of people in Nowra Hill have served in the Defence Force, which is far above the national figure. This strong military connection stands out in a community where other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are much less common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 13% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.4% of people providing unpaid care and 13.5% caring for children unpaid.
8.4% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.5% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is a standout feature here, with 12.4% of the population having served, which is far above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
12.4%
Higher 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 Nowra Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13040/nowra-hill/topic/community