48.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nerrin Nerrin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nerrin Nerrin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all people in Nerrin Nerrin volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than those in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 48.6% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and 35 percentage points higher than the Victorian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 37.8% of people caring for children and another 37.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures far above the national average. However, the 8.1% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the state and national figures.
8.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Nerrin Nerrin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21916/nerrin-nerrin/topic/community