17.4% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narrabri · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Narrabri
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Typical community involvement in Narrabri is around the middle for its level, though volunteering remains a standout feature. While 17.4% of people volunteer—a rate well above the national figure—this is a decline from the 24.9% seen in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is high at 17.4%, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian rate of 14.1%. However, this has fallen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are common, with 25.0% of people caring for children and 11.7% providing other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 21.3% since 2011.
11.7% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.3%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) 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 Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15750/narrabri/topic/community