18.3% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nerrina · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nerrina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Nerrina has remained steady over the last decade, with high levels of unpaid care and volunteering. Around 18.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends into the home, where unpaid care is much more common than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the state and national figures, with 18.3% of Nerrina residents giving their time to help others.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, as 30.8% of people care for children and 16.7% provide other unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas. This is consistent with a higher number of people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework per week compared to the rest of Australia.
16.7% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
About 2.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Victorian and national averages.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Nerrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21917/nerrina/topic/community