13.2% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Area
Community Participation in Nowra - Bomaderry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 8% of people in Nowra - Bomaderry have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. While military service is common, local volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade. Most other forms of unpaid work and care remain steady and typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 20.9% to 13.2%. This is much lower than most similar areas, although it is now about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.6% of people provide unpaid childcare and 21.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are about the same as national levels. Those providing other types of unpaid care make up 13% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures.
13.0% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 50% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is very high here, with 7.9% of residents having served. This is well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% average for Australia.
7.9%
Higher than 99% of urban area 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 Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1026/nowra-bomaderry/topic/community