19.9% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Newell volunteer their time, which is a far higher rate than the national figure. This community shows a strong trend of unpaid contribution, with many residents helping others or spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.2% of people provide unpaid care, the number of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national figure at just 13.9%. Meanwhile, 25% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national average of 20.7%.
13.2% ▲ +71.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% ▼ -62.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Around 3.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Newell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32133/newell/topic/community