9.1% ▼ -54.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Norwell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Norwell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has shifted in Norwell, where only 9.1% of residents now volunteer. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and is much lower than most similar areas. While formal volunteering is low, about a quarter of the population still provides unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.1% of people in Norwell volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of participation is much lower than in most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a little above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
10.4% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
No one in Norwell has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland average of 3.9% and lower than most other areas.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Norwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32191/norwell/topic/community