35.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Noorong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Noorong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 35% of people volunteer in Noorong, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. While few residents provide unpaid childcare, many others step up to support the community through volunteering and general care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% recorded across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 20% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, this is not driven by children, as only 15% of people provide unpaid childcare and 15% do over 15 hours of housework, both of which are much lower than most areas.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 Noorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12981/noorong/topic/community