18.9% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nagambie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nagambie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Nagambie volunteer their time, a figure well above both the Victorian and national averages. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in a strong military presence, with more residents having served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of the community volunteer, which is 5.5 percentage points higher than the Victorian average and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.5% of residents provide unpaid care, Nagambie has far fewer people caring for children unpaid (21.3%) compared to the national average of 26.3%. About 23% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
13.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.4% of residents having this experience. This is well above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Nagambie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21867/nagambie/topic/community