Nullawil · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Nullawil

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

Over half of the people in Nullawil volunteer, creating a massive gap compared to the rest of the country. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid care and housework at home.

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📍 Nullawil, Suburb / Locality

Where Nullawil sits — Volunteers

56.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nullawil — higher than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Nullawil56.3%
3529, VIC 52.7%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

A striking 56.3% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.

56.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 65.7%
  • 2021: 56.3%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is common here, with 32.4% of people caring for children and another 32.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the national average. Meanwhile, the 12.7% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the figure for Australia.

12.7%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

32.4%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

32.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 32.4%

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 Nullawil has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.

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 Nullawil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21983/nullawil/topic/community