29.1% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nungurner · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nungurner
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Nungurner volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and support within their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.1% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Domestic duties are a major part of life here, as 36.0% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home work is seen alongside higher rates of unpaid care for others and children.
14.0% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 36.0%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.0% rate for Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Nungurner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21986/nungurner/topic/community