61.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Newdegate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Newdegate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 61.8% of people volunteer in South Newdegate, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents are also more likely to handle significant unpaid workloads at home compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 35.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This matches the 35.3% who provide unpaid childcare, though no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 0.0% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 South Newdegate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51380/south-newdegate/topic/community