18.8% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newmarket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Newmarket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteer rates than most similar areas mark Newmarket as a community that gives its time. While 18.8% of residents volunteer, those providing unpaid care for children or the elderly are far less common than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (18.8%) volunteer here, which is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is a high rate for the area, though it has fallen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 23.3% of people care for children unpaid and 9.6% provide general unpaid care, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
9.6% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
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% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Queensland and national rates.
3.0%
Higher than 54% 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 Newmarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031127/newmarket/topic/community