12.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newcastle Waters · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newcastle Waters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 37% of people provide unpaid childcare in Newcastle Waters, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. This strong focus on childcare stands out against other community activities, as volunteering and general unpaid care are much less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While childcare rates are far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, only 4.3% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national average. Meanwhile, 19.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a result that is much lower than most areas.
4.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
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 Newcastle Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70205/newcastle-waters/topic/community