33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in New Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines New Valley, where over a third of residents give their time to others. This level of engagement is far higher than the national figure, marking the area as a place where community contribution is very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of people in New Valley volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 29.6% of people providing care and 33.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, the 14.8% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
29.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
No one in New Valley has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12955/new-valley/topic/community