31.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nornalup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nornalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Nornalup volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, which also sees a much higher proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—those providing other types of unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas at 7.2%. Unpaid childcare is slightly lower than the national average at 25.3%.
7.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
A high 8.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 2.9% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
8.5%
Higher than 92% 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 Nornalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51125/nornalup/topic/community