Nundah · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Nundah

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Local engagement in Nundah has shifted over the last decade, with a smaller proportion of people now taking on unpaid roles. Only 13% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This trend extends to caregiving, where Nundah sees far fewer people providing unpaid support compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Nundah, Suburb / Locality

Where Nundah sits — Volunteers

13.0% ▼ -28.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nundah — lower than 75% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Nundah13.0%
4012, QLD 14.6%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Just 13% of people in Nundah volunteer, a figure that is a little below the national and state average of 14.1%. This rate is much lower than in most other similar areas.

13.0% ▼ -28.1%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 19.4% of people care for children unpaid and 7.6% provide other unpaid care, both of which are well below the Queensland and Australian figures.

7.6% ▼ -10.2%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

19.4% ▼ -3.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.1%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

14.3% ▼ -2.2%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 14.3%

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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure and sits around the middle for similar areas.

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 Nundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32197/nundah/topic/community