11.5% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New Norfolk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in New Norfolk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.5% of people in New Norfolk volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This means community contribution in the town is well below the Tasmanian average. Other forms of participation, such as unpaid care and former military service, are more common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in New Norfolk are well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. This is similar to the state average, with 25.1% of people caring for children unpaid.
13.1% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 New Norfolk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60450/new-norfolk/topic/community