9.9% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people than usual give their spare time to volunteering in Niddrie, where only 9.9% of residents do so. This low level of community work stands in contrast to a higher number of residents providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly here, falling 5.5 percentage points since 2016. At 9.9%, this is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care is among the highest for this level at 15.9%, which is well above the Australian figure. Meanwhile, 26.7% of people care for children unpaid, a rate about the same as the state and national averages.
15.9% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 85% of state electorate 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 Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26207/niddrie/topic/community