12.3% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narre Warren North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Narre Warren North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of people in Narre Warren North give their time to community groups, though many residents are heavily involved in providing unpaid care at home. Only 12.3% of the population volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteering rate of 12.3% is a little below both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. This includes 26.7% who care for children—about the same as the rest of the country—and 22.0% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.8% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 65% 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 Narre Warren North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21895/narre-warren-north/topic/community