17.7% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New England and North West · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in New England and North West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 6.4 percentage points since 2011 in New England and North West, yet the area still shows a strong spirit of giving. About 17.7% of people volunteer here, a figure that remains well above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people volunteer here than in most other areas, with 17.7% of the population pitching in. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 12.7% of people providing such support. While the number of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the state average, 22.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little above the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) 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 New England and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/110/new-england-and-north-west/topic/community