18.5% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narrabri Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Narrabri Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define the community spirit in Narrabri Surrounds. While 18.5% of people volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong local engagement stands out despite a general decline in unpaid work and care over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in most other areas, with 18.5% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%, although the rate has fallen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care for children here than in most areas, at 24.1%. Meanwhile, the 20.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is about the same as the national figure.
11.4% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.4% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.4%
Lower than 63% 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 Narrabri Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110031198/narrabri-surrounds/topic/community