22.7% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Shields · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Shields
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in North Shields do unpaid housework than the national figure, with 32.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. This community is highly active in supporting others and serving the public. It stands out for its strong rates of volunteering and a significant number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.7% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid roles, including 31.5% who care for children, which is well above the national figure. While unpaid care for others sits at 13.2% and is about the same as the state average, the rate of people doing heavy housework is far above the national average.
13.2% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 4.7% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 North Shields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41046/north-shields/topic/community