13.4% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nanango · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Nanango
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than five per cent of people in Nanango have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While some forms of community contribution have dropped, others have grown. Unpaid care for others is now more common here than in the typical Australian town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 22.9% to 13.4%. This current rate is much lower than most other areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 14.5%, which is well above the state average. In contrast, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has fallen to 16.6%, a figure well below the national average.
14.5% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 a strong feature of the area, with 5.4% of people having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures.
5.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315074/nanango/topic/community