Nudgee · State Electorate

Community Participation in Nudgee

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

Fewer people in Nudgee engage in unpaid care and volunteering compared to most similar areas. While 13.4% of residents volunteer, this is a notable drop from 18.2% seen in 2011. The area also sees a lower proportion of people providing unpaid support to others than is typical for the region.

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📍 Nudgee, State Electorate

Where Nudgee sits — Volunteers

13.4% ▼ -26.4%
  • 5.0%–5.7%: 6 areas
  • 5.7%–6.4%: 4 areas
  • 6.4%–7.1%: 10 areas
  • 7.1%–7.9%: 5 areas
  • 7.9%–8.6%: 13 areas
  • 8.6%–9.3%: 14 areas
  • 9.3%–10.0%: 16 areas
  • 10.0%–10.7%: 17 areas
  • 10.7%–11.4%: 15 areas
  • 11.4%–12.1%: 27 areas
  • 12.1%–12.9%: 28 areas
  • 12.9%–13.6%: 24 areas
  • 13.6%–14.3%: 35 areas
  • 14.3%–15.0%: 26 areas
  • 15.0%–15.7%: 34 areas
  • 15.7%–16.4%: 37 areas
  • 16.4%–17.1%: 26 areas
  • 17.1%–17.9%: 20 areas
  • 17.9%–18.6%: 18 areas
  • 18.6%–19.3%: 10 areas
  • 19.3%–20.0%: 12 areas
  • 20.0%–20.7%: 10 areas
  • 20.7%–21.4%: 10 areas
  • 21.4%–22.1%: 4 areas
  • 22.1%–22.9%: 4 areas
  • 22.9%–23.6%: 5 areas
  • 23.6%–24.3%: 4 areas
  • 24.3%–25.0%: 11 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Nudgee — lower than 60% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Nudgee13.4%
Greater Brisbane 13.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 13.4% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages, but it has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.

13.4% ▼ -26.4%

Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 13.4%

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 less common here than in other areas, with only 10.2% of people providing this support. Similarly, 18.6% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little below the national figure of 20.7%.

10.2% ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 10.2%

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

26.1% ▼ -24.1%

Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 34.5%
  • 2016: 33.9%
  • 2021: 26.1%

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

18.6% ▼ -22.0%

Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 23.9%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 18.6%

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.

A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 3.3%. This is about the same as the 3.9% recorded for Queensland and the 2.8% national average.

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 Nudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30067/nudgee/topic/community