16.1% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nabiac · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Nabiac
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of residents in Nabiac do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure well above the national average. This level of unpaid work is a defining feature of the local community. While many residents provide care and volunteer, these activities have generally declined since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people in Nabiac volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is lower than it was in 2011, when 19.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Other care roles are also more frequent than in most areas, including 27.1% caring for children and 14.6% providing general unpaid care.
14.6% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 small minority of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 2.6% of residents having done so. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 74% 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 Nabiac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121087/nabiac/topic/community