15.6% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Nanango · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Nanango
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define the community spirit in South Nanango. While volunteering is a little above the national figure at 15.6%, the area is most notable for its high proportion of residents providing essential support to others and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Support roles are common here, with 18.6% of people providing unpaid care and 30.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Conversely, the 17.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.6% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
Military service is very prominent in South Nanango, where 7.1% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 South Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32597/south-nanango/topic/community