16.7% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nanango · State Electorate
Community Participation in Nanango
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care is a key feature of life in Nanango, where 14.3% of people provide this support. This is among the highest levels seen in similar areas. While volunteering and military service also stand out, these figures are underpinned by a strong tradition of helping others in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people in Nanango volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, although the rate has fallen 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles vary here, as 25.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. However, the proportion of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the national figure at 20.8%.
14.3% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 4.8% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30063/nanango/topic/community