Nullarbor · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Nullarbor

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

Few residents take on unpaid roles in Nullarbor, with volunteer rates far below the national average. This sparsely populated area shows very low levels of community and care work compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Nullarbor, Suburb / Locality

Where Nullarbor sits — Volunteers

4.8%
  • 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 Nullarbor — lower than 96% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Nullarbor4.8%
5690, SA 22.2%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 4.8% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure.

4.8%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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 very rare here, with 0.0% of people providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework. Only 12.7% care for children unpaid, which is far below the 26.3% Australian average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

12.7%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 12.7%

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

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.

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 Nullarbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41056/nullarbor/topic/community