20.3% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Normanhurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Normanhurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Normanhurst has remained strong, with a high number of people giving their time to others. Over 20% of residents now volunteer, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of people in Normanhurst volunteer, a rate that is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 31% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure. This is alongside a high rate of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
12.9% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 2% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Normanhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12986/normanhurst/topic/community