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Nowie · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Nowie

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

A striking 30% of residents in Nowie volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, though few people here have served in the defence force.

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📍 Nowie, Suburb / Locality

Where Nowie sits — Volunteers

30.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nowie — higher than 86% of areas.

Nowie30.0%
3585, VIC 18.1%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 30% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than in most other similar areas.

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30.0% —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 15% of residents provide unpaid care—which is well above the Australian figure—fewer people here provide unpaid childcare (20%) or do 15 or more hours of housework (15%) compared to most areas.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in Nowie has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and national averages.

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 Nowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21977/nowie/topic/community