18.4% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narooma · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Narooma
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Narooma volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is reflected in a population that is more likely to support others through unpaid care and service than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the national figure, 26.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state average. Overall, unpaid care is a little more common here than in the rest of the country.
13.3% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.5% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.2% of the population, a rate that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average.
4.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality 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 Narooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12909/narooma/topic/community