19.9% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nathan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nathan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Nathan volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This strong community spirit contrasts with a much lower rate of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 16.6% of people care for children unpaid, and 15.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below state and national levels.
9.5% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32109/nathan/topic/community