29.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Naring · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Naring
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Naring, where 29% of residents volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a community that gives a great deal of its time to others. This commitment extends across unpaid care and former military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 29% of people in Naring volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 21.5% of people providing care and 39.8% looking after children without pay, both of which are well above the national figures.
21.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Military service is more common in Naring than in most areas, with 6% of residents having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% national average.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Naring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21885/naring/topic/community