16.9% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Norwest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Norwest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average for volunteering, Norwest is a place where 16.9% of people give their time to help others. While many residents are active in the community, they are far less likely than most people across Australia to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 17% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the New South Wales rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 7.8% of people providing such support. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, and about 24.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
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 2.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.1%
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 Norwest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13036/norwest/topic/community