4.0% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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.
Only 4% of people in Northwood volunteer their time, which is far below the national figure. This low level of community activity is a standout feature for the area, where residents are also less likely than those in other regions to provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very uncommon here, with only 4% of people pitching in. This is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and far below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than in most areas at 22%, falling well below the national figure of 26.3%. Around 22% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little above the 20.7% typical for Australia.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas. Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Victorian rate of 2% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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/SAL21972/northwood/topic/community