21.0% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nangkita · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nangkita
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a strong feature of life in Nangkita, where a high proportion of residents dedicate their time to others. Nearly one in four people provide unpaid care, and volunteering rates are well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Nangkita, as 24% of residents provide unpaid care—far above the 11.9% national average. This is seen in the 31% who care for children unpaid and the 31% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
24.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
A small number of people have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Nangkita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41007/nangkita/topic/community