7.9% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narwee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Narwee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in unpaid community work in Narwee compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.9% of the population volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of lower participation extends to unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 7.9% of people helping out, well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas. This includes those caring for children, at 21.7%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework, at 19.7%, both of which are well below national figures.
11.1% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Only 0.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.7%
Lower than 69% 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 Narwee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12921/narwee/topic/community