50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Neuarpurr · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Neuarpurr
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Half of all residents in Neuarpurr now volunteer, a figure that has grown since 2011 to become one of the highest rates in the region. This strong spirit of community service is a defining feature of the area, with local participation far exceeding both state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 50% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 33.3% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. While 13.9% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the 19.4% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is much lower than in most areas.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Neuarpurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21920/neuarpurr/topic/community