38.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Naroghid · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Naroghid
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Naroghid and the rest of the country when it comes to helping others. Almost 39% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home and the community, where local residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care than those in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 39% of people in Naroghid volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Victorian and Australian averages of around 13% to 14%. This is among the highest rates of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 51% of people caring for children unpaid and 22.4% providing general unpaid care. Both figures are far above the national average, while 32.7% of residents also do 15 or more hours of housework each week.
22.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
51.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 32.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Naroghid than elsewhere, with 9.8% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% figure for Australia and the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
9.8%
Higher than 95% 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 Naroghid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21888/naroghid/topic/community