9.2% ▼ -54.1%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narre Warren North (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Narre Warren North (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.2% of people in Narre Warren North volunteer, a figure that has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas. While formal volunteering has dropped, others in the community provide significant unpaid support to family and friends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, at just 9.2%. This is well below both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. While those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.8% since 2011, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.9%.
12.9% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in this area, with only 1.2% of residents having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 91% 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 Narre Warren North (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25905/narre-warren-north/topic/community