20.6% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nelly Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nelly Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of volunteering and military service mark Nelly Bay as a highly engaged area. About 20.6% of the community volunteer, which is well above both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.6% of residents giving their time. This is higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure by 6.4 percentage points.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most other areas, at just 15.5%. However, 24.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 20.7%.
11.3% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. At 5.9%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Nelly Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32115/nelly-bay/topic/community