11.3% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Nowra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in community roles defines South Nowra, where veterans are far more common than in the rest of the state. While unpaid childcare is very high here, traditional volunteering is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 34.8% of people providing this care—well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Meanwhile, the 11.9% who provide other unpaid care and the 20.4% doing significant housework are both about the same as the national average.
11.9% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.8% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
The area has a very strong military connection, with 10.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and is among the highest rates for areas of this size.
10.5%
Higher than 97% 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 South Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13610/south-nowra/topic/community