21.1% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nairne · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Nairne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Nairne volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This local spirit of contribution is a standout feature of the area, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 33.6% of people providing unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state and national averages. Around 24.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, while 13.6% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.6% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 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.
Defence service is more common in Nairne than in most areas, with 4.3% of people having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 67% 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 Nairne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414002/nairne/topic/community