20.7% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nene Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nene Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Nene Valley contribute their time to the community than in most similar areas. About 20.7% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%. This spirit of participation is seen across several different types of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and significantly higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 9.2% of people provide unpaid care—which is much lower than most areas—a higher proportion do housework. About 27.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.2% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.7%, this is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Nene Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41018/nene-valley/topic/community