21.2% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narrandera · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Narrandera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 21.2% of people in Narrandera volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, despite a drop in volunteering since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas. At 21.2%, the rate is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales, though it has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.2% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. Around 25.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a rate about the same as the state and national averages.
13.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 around the middle for its level. About 3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
3.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Narrandera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15800/narrandera/topic/community