6.0% ▼ -69.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nelshaby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nelshaby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in local engagement marks Nelshaby, where only 6% of people volunteer. This is far below the South Australian figure of 17%, making it one of the least active areas for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6% of residents in Nelshaby volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 11.9% of people providing unpaid care is about the same as the national average, a high 37.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is far above the South Australian figure of 21.5%. Meanwhile, the 19.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.9% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.7% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 37.7%
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.
No one in Nelshaby has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Nelshaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41017/nelshaby/topic/community