15.7% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newlands Arm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newlands Arm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of former Defence Force members defines Newlands Arm, where 6.8% of the population has served. This is well above the national figure and marks the area as a place with significant military ties. Other community activities vary, with a notable number of people handling substantial unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state average, 31.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. General unpaid care for others sits at 12.0%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.0% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.3% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 31.1%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.8% of residents having served, well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Newlands Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21930/newlands-arm/topic/community