13.5% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people providing unpaid care than in most other areas shapes daily life in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. About 13.1% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure slightly higher than the national average. This reflects a community with strong support roles, despite a small dip in the number of people volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with 13.5% of people now donating their time. This is lower than most other areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 27.5% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure. Similarly, the 13.1% of people providing general unpaid care is higher than in most areas.
13.1% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
A higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.5%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/111/newcastle-and-lake-macquarie/topic/community