13.9% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newcastle · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Newcastle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Newcastle than in most similar areas. While 3.5% of the population are veterans, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national totals, though it has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, similar to the national figure. Meanwhile, 18.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas.
12.1% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 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.
25.6% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 3.5% of people having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) 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/lga/LGA15900/newcastle/topic/community