37.2% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nariel Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nariel Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time is a common part of life in Nariel Valley, where 37.2% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.2% of residents giving their time, which is 23 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 25.6% of people providing care, far above the 11.9% national figure. While this is high, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Victorian average at 20.5%.
25.6% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 higher than usual share of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.7% of residents having served.
3.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Nariel Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21884/nariel-valley/topic/community