11.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Netherdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Netherdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents manage a heavy load of unpaid chores and childcare in Netherdale. While few people provide formal care for others, over a third of the population spends significant time on housework and looking after children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most areas, with 11.8% of people helping out, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home life is busy here, as 34.4% of people provide unpaid childcare and another 34.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures far above the national average. However, only 5.4% provide unpaid care for others, which is well below the 11.9% seen across Australia.
5.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Netherdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32121/netherdale/topic/community