19.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newstead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Newstead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people used to volunteer in Newstead, but that figure has dropped to 19.8% since 2011. While volunteering remains well above the national figure, other forms of unpaid work and childcare have also seen a decline over the last decade. This shift reflects a changing pattern of community contribution across the suburb.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 19.8% of people pitching in. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is lower than most areas at 19.2%. Meanwhile, 12.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.3% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.8% of the population having this experience.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011042/newstead/topic/community