22.7% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 22.7% of people in Newington (Vic.) volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature of the area. Local residents are more likely to give their time to others compared to most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.7% of people helping out. This is well above both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is more frequent than in most areas, with 14.2% of people providing unpaid care. This includes 27.4% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
14.2% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Newington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21929/newington/topic/community