16.0% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nilma · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nilma
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Nilma do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework a week, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where domestic work is common, though other forms of volunteering and care are less frequent than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 11.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is lower than most areas, around 25.5% care for children unpaid—a rate about the same as the state and national figures.
11.6% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -38.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Nilma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21943/nilma/topic/community