21.2% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narrogin · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Narrogin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A falling trend in unpaid home duties has marked recent years in Narrogin. While 21.2% of residents still volunteer—a figure well above the national average—the proportion of people doing unpaid housework and childcare has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Narrogin, with 21.2% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This is much higher than in most other similar areas, although the rate fell 3.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here perform unpaid care compared to most areas. Only 22% care for children and 18.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
10.5% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 less common here than in most similar areas. About 2.3% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre 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 Narrogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515027/narrogin/topic/community