26.2% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Northwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 26.2% of people in Northwood volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is much higher than in most similar areas across the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.2% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care compared to other areas. This includes 28.9% who care for children and 28.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures.
14.8% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% in New South Wales and the 2.8% national average.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Northwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13034/northwood/topic/community