20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nietta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nietta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Nietta contribute to their community through unpaid work and service than in most similar areas. This is most evident in the high number of former Defence Force members and a strong tendency to provide unpaid care. Around 20% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people in Nietta volunteer, a rate that is higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are far more common here than in the rest of the state, reaching 23.6%. While this is among the highest for its level, the proportion of people caring for children is far below the national figure at 12.7%.
23.6% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
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: 21.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Defence service is very common in Nietta, where 11.8% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
11.8%
Higher 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 Nietta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60455/nietta/topic/community