28.8% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New Mexico · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in New Mexico
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in New Mexico are involved in community activities now than in previous years. The area is defined by a very high level of volunteering, with 28.8% of residents giving their time, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 29% of people here volunteer, a rate that is far above both the state and national figures and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is well above the national figure, only 11.5% provide unpaid care for children. This rate is far below the state and national figures.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
Military service is very common here, as 11.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
11.3%
Higher than 99% 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 New Mexico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12953/new-mexico/topic/community