17.1% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Shore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Shore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in North Shore (NSW) spend their spare time volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a key part of local life, though other forms of unpaid work vary across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for others is a little below the national figure at 10.2%, housework is very common here. Around 28.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the typical Australian experience.
10.2% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national average.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13016/north-shore/topic/community