28.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Newfield than in most similar areas. About 28% of residents give their time to help others, which is double the national rate. This strong community spirit exists alongside a high number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.3% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, at 18.9%. While this is well above the national figure, the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 18.9%.
18.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Newfield has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Newfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21926/newfield/topic/community