15.7% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newport · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.8% of people in Newport provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support defines the local community's contribution. While many residents help at home, others contribute through volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents are heavily involved in unpaid work, with 33.8% caring for children, which is well above the national figure. Around 21.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 12.9% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.9% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21934/newport/topic/community