20.3% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nichols Point · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Nichols Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than four in ten people in Nichols Point provide unpaid childcare, far exceeding the national figure. This community is heavily involved in unpaid work and volunteering, though the number of local volunteers has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is higher than most similar areas, despite falling from 25% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major part of local life, with 42.1% of people caring for children unpaid—a figure that rose 25 points since 2011 and is far above the national average. This sits alongside higher rates of other unpaid work, including 15.1% providing general unpaid care and 28.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
15.1% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.1% ▲ +144.6%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 1.1% of the population having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 93% 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 Nichols Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221055/nichols-point/topic/community