14.2% ▼ -40.9%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newcastle · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Newcastle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 10 percentage points fewer people volunteered in Newcastle between 2011 and 2021. This drop brings the current volunteer rate to 14.2%, which is about the same as the national figure. The area also has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people in Newcastle volunteer, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales average. However, this is a sharp decline from 2011, when 24% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Fewer people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework compared to most areas, and this has fallen since 2011.
12.1% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 72% of federal 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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED131/newcastle/topic/community