18.3% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newee Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newee Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Newee Creek than in most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with volunteering rates well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 27.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the state and national figures, and 15.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
15.7% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of the population 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 Newee Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12961/newee-creek/topic/community