24.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nareeb · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nareeb
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high level of local contribution defines Nareeb, where nearly a quarter of the people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most active areas for community service in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.4% of residents giving their time. This is 11 percentage points higher than the Victorian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national figure—29.3% spend 15 or more hours on housework. This is well above the Australian average of 20.7%, though only 7.3% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Nareeb, where 0.0% of people have served. This is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
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 Nareeb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21881/nareeb/topic/community