27.1% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forty-four per cent of people in Newlands do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national average. This high level of domestic contribution is part of a broader pattern of community and family support throughout the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.1% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Newlands, where 16.7% of people provide care and 30.2% look after children unpaid. Both figures are well above the Australian average.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
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: 22.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 43.8%
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.
Six per cent of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
6.3%
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 Newlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51110/newlands/topic/community