14.4% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newtown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 38% of people in Newtown provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family support defines the community's participation patterns, where many residents spend significant time on unpaid domestic work and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of the community volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 20.5% of people providing unpaid care and 30.1% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above the national figures.
20.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.0%, which is about the same as the Victorian and national rates.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21937/newtown/topic/community