12.5% —
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Nowra - Bomaderry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former Defence Force members live in Nowra - Bomaderry, with 7.4% of residents having served. This is well above the national figure, creating a distinct local profile compared to other similar areas. While military service is common, other forms of community contribution have shifted over recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Nowra - Bomaderry, falling 8.6 percentage points since 2016 to 12.5%. This is now much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for its level. Meanwhile, 12.8% provide other unpaid care, a figure that rose slightly since 2016 and is a little above the state average.
12.8% —
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% —
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% —
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 service is very common here, with 7.4% of the population having served. This is among the highest rates for its level and is well above both the state and national figures.
7.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL112015/nowra-bomaderry/topic/community