24.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nindaroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nindaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Nindaroo volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where local residents are much more likely than others to provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are higher than in most areas, with 24% of residents pitching in, which is nearly 10 percentage points higher than the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a major part of local life, with 36% of people providing this unpaid support—well above the 26.3% national average. About 23.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 12% provide other unpaid care, both of which are around the middle for similar areas.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than in most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 59% 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 Nindaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32143/nindaroo/topic/community