11.4% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narraweena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Narraweena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low volunteer rates define the community profile of Narraweena, where only 11.4% of residents give their time to causes. While formal volunteering is uncommon, a higher-than-usual 28% of people here provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer numbers are much lower than most areas, with only 11.4% of people participating. This is a little below the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 28% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the 12% who provide general unpaid care is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.0% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
About 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% figure for New South Wales and the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Narraweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12919/narraweena/topic/community