18.1% ▼ -40.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narrung · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Narrung
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of residents provide unpaid care in Narrung than the national average, with 23.6% of people stepping up to help others. This community is marked by a strong commitment to supporting family and neighbours through both caregiving and volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the South Australian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 28.5% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home support is consistent with 27.8% of residents caring for children unpaid.
23.6% ▲ +120.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
Veterans are more common in Narrung than in most areas, with 4.2% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Narrung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41013/narrung/topic/community