14.7% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newcastle West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newcastle West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher number of veterans live in Newcastle West than in most similar areas. While 6.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, the community is far less likely to be involved in unpaid care and housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here, with only 13.2% of people caring for children—well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with the fact that people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are among the lowest in the country.
8.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.2% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.2% ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 a standout feature of Newcastle West, as the 6.7% of residents who served is well above both the state and national figures.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Newcastle West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12960/newcastle-west/topic/community