6.9% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gateshead · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gateshead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Gateshead provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. While many residents manage family care, very few engage in formal volunteer work compared to other areas. This creates a community profile focused more on home and family than on external public service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for this level, with only 6.9% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.8% of people looking after children, which is higher than most areas. About 13.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, while 20.3% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
13.4% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality 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 Gateshead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11598/gateshead/topic/community