23.1% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Narooma · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Narooma
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines North Narooma, where 23.1% of people volunteer. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and shows a community deeply engaged in helping others. Local residents are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one quarter of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above the national figure of 14.1% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 19.0% of people providing care—well above the state average. While housework is more frequent than in most areas, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than the national figure of 26.3%.
19.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 4.2%, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 North Narooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13008/north-narooma/topic/community