13.9% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newcastle · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Newcastle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most similar areas, 3.6% of people in Newcastle have served in the Defence Force. While military service is a standout, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have dipped over the last decade. Most other participation figures for the city sit close to state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.9% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas and down 2.0 percentage points since 2011. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (25.8%) and general unpaid care (12.2%) are both around the middle for this level, sitting close to state and national figures. However, the 19.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national figure.
12.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
The local proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.6%. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11103/newcastle/topic/community