15.7% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nowa Nowa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nowa Nowa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Nowa Nowa than in most similar areas. While a small number of residents volunteer, the community has a high rate of people supporting others through unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 15.2% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. However, far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
15.2% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% ▼ -45.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Military service is more common in Nowa Nowa than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Nowa Nowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21975/nowa-nowa/topic/community