20.6% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Norwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Norwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Norwood volunteer, making it a place with a very active community spirit. While volunteering is well above the national figure, fewer residents here provide unpaid childcare or do heavy housework compared to other areas. This suggests a lifestyle where people have more time to give to community causes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. This is a slight drop from 2011, when volunteering sat at 22.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower here at 21.1%, well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, though both figures have risen slightly since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Norwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401051017/norwood/topic/community