14.6% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newbridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newbridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care define the community spirit in Newbridge, where only 10.6% of people provide unpaid care. While some local habits mirror national trends, the area stands out for having a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 16.6%, falling well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, the 24.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well above the Australian average.
10.6% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
A higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.6% of residents having served.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Newbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12957/newbridge/topic/community