22.8% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nundle · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Nundle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Nundle (L) than in most similar areas, with 22.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The town shows a strong commitment to community work despite a general decline in unpaid care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This rate has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 15.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3% and represents an 11 point drop since 2011. Meanwhile, 24.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
12.7% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
About 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Nundle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122102/nundle/topic/community