28.0% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New Residence · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in New Residence
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has shifted in New Residence, most notably seen in the high proportion of people giving their time to others. About 28% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping others is a defining feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and far above the South Australian average of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 32.9% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Around 23.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 12.2% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national levels.
12.2% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Residence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41025/new-residence/topic/community