18.0% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Shore · State Electorate
Community Participation in North Shore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering defines North Shore, where 18.0% of residents give their time to help others. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure. However, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in North Shore, with 18.0% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has stayed steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 21.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has fallen since 2011, while only 9.7% provide other forms of unpaid care.
9.7% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most other areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 72% of state electorate 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 North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10060/north-shore/topic/community