12.7% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New Harbourline · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in New Harbourline
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents in New Harbourline balance their daily lives with significant unpaid duties. While volunteering is less common here than in other areas, a large proportion of the population is dedicated to caring for family and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here; 31.9% of people care for children and another 31.9% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being far above the national average of 20.7%. Additionally, 18.1% provide unpaid care, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.9%.
18.1% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.9% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 31.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.2% of the population, a rate that is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 New Harbourline [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32130/new-harbourline/topic/community