24.4% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are contributing to their community in Nook than in most similar areas. A striking 24.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This spirit of service is also seen in the high number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much more common here than in most areas, with 30.0% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. While 13.8% provide some form of unpaid care, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.8% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
Military service is well represented in Nook, where 7.4% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest proportions for areas of this size and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Nook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60457/nook/topic/community