12.6% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newborough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of people in Newborough provide unpaid child care, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While the area shows a strong commitment to caring for others, a small number of residents take part in formal volunteering compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care—higher than most areas and the national figure. This is seen alongside 24.3% of people caring for children and 22.0% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.3% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
About 3.0% of the community have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0% and about the same as the national figure.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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).
More for Newborough
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21922/newborough/topic/community