Neereman · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Neereman

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Among the highest levels of involvement for its kind, Neereman sees a huge proportion of its people giving back. Nearly 40% of residents volunteer, a figure far above the national rate of 14.1%.

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📍 Neereman, Suburb / Locality

Where Neereman sits — Volunteers

39.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Neereman — higher than 93% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Neereman39.1%
3463, VIC 24.7%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteer rates in Neereman are far above both the state and national figures, with 39.1% of people pitching in.

39.1%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 39.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is very common here; 30.4% of people provide care and 39.1% look after children, both far above the national figures. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are well below the national average at 13.0%.

30.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

39.1%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 39.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

13.0%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 13.0%

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.

No one in Neereman has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% recorded across Australia.

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 Neereman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21906/neereman/topic/community