18.4% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Norman Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Norman Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Norman Park remains strong, with 18.4% of people volunteering their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. The area shows a high level of unpaid care for children compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of residents giving their time. This figure is well above the national and state average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 30.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 26.3% national figure. However, rates for other unpaid care and housework are lower than most areas, sitting around the state and national figures.
11.2% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national average.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Norman Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32164/norman-park/topic/community