15.6% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Narara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more unpaid care is provided in Narara than in most other areas, with 31.4% of people looking after children without pay. This high level of home-based support is a key part of daily life here, alongside a healthy rate of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people in Narara volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate has fallen by 2.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 13.6% of people giving care and 24.6% doing over 15 hours of housework. These figures are well above those for New South Wales and Australia.
13.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
2.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Narara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011035/narara/topic/community