13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newton Boyd · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newton Boyd
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Newton Boyd than in most similar areas. While volunteering rates are typical, a huge number of residents spend significant time on unpaid housework and caregiving. This creates a distinct profile of community contribution focused heavily on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 31.8% of people providing care and 36.4% doing over 15 hours of housework—both far above the national figures. Interestingly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is just 18.2%, which is well below the national average.
31.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 Newton Boyd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12968/newton-boyd/topic/community