16.3% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Neusa Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Neusa Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Neusa Vale provide unpaid care, which is far above the national rate. This community is marked by a high level of unpaid work and a strong history of military service. About 23.3% of people here provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.3% of people giving their time. This is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in this area, with 30.2% of people caring for children and another 30.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well above the national average, while the 23.3% who provide general unpaid care is far above the Australian figure of 11.9%.
23.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
Military service is also more common here than in most other similar areas. About 7.1% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national rate of 2.8%.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Neusa Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32124/neusa-vale/topic/community