15.0% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Newport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One third of residents in Newport provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support defines the local community, though overall volunteering has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Newport volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 17.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 33.4% of people caring for children—much higher than most other areas. Around 13% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, while 21% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.0% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Newport than in most other areas, with 2% of residents having served. This is about the same as the rate for Victoria.
2.0%
Lower than 72% 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 Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021344/newport/topic/community