12.3% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newnham - Mayfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Newnham - Mayfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller proportion of people in Newnham - Mayfield volunteer compared to the rest of the state. Only 12.3% of residents give their time to others, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This reflects a wider trend of lower community involvement in the area across several categories.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Newnham - Mayfield has fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011. The current rate is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid housework or childcare compared to the state and national figures, with housework rates being much lower than most areas. However, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose 1.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.3%.
12.3% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and just a little below the Tasmanian rate of 4.0%.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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).
More for Newnham - Mayfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Newnham - Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011041/newnham-mayfield/topic/community