15.6% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newland · State Electorate
Community Participation in Newland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Newland take an active role in their community and home than in most similar areas. High rates of volunteering and unpaid care define the area, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure, but has fallen 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.5% of people caring for children and 13% providing other unpaid care, both figures being higher than most similar areas. Additionally, 22% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 3.7% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 72% of state electorate 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 Newland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40035/newland/topic/community