15.8% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Narrabeen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Narrabeen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in North Narrabeen provide unpaid childcare, with 33.2% of residents doing so. This is well above both the state and national figures. While many residents help out at home, others contribute through volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people in North Narrabeen volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.2% of people providing care, far exceeding the 26.3% national average. Around 23.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 11.3% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.3% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 1.9% of residents having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13009/north-narrabeen/topic/community