27.7% —
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Norfolk Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Norfolk Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Norfolk Island volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out despite a recent drop in volunteering rates. Most other forms of unpaid care and service remain consistent with similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of residents helping out, far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. However, this is 5.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common than in most areas, with 25.1% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it. This sits alongside a little higher rate of unpaid care for others compared to the rest of the territories.
12.6% —
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% —
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
About 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Australia and other territories.
3.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Norfolk Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL921001/norfolk-island/topic/community