17.0% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Nanango · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Nanango
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service set East Nanango apart from the rest of the state. While about 17% of people volunteer, the area is most distinct for the high proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.7% of people providing care—well above the 11.9% national figure. While 28.5% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 16.6%.
15.7% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 very common in East Nanango, where 9.3% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
9.3%
Higher than 94% 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 East Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30930/east-nanango/topic/community