16.7% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Newtown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Newtown compared to the rest of the country. While only 8.2% of residents provide unpaid care, the community is more active in other ways, with a higher rate of volunteering than most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common in this area than elsewhere. Only 15.1% of people care for children unpaid and 14.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
8.2% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 in Newtown than in most other areas. Just 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031640/newtown/topic/community