12.5% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newcastle - Maitland · Urban Area
Community Participation in Newcastle - Maitland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Newcastle - Maitland provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the state average. This high level of family support stands out in a region where other forms of community involvement are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, with only 12.5% of residents now giving their time. This is much lower than most other areas and sits slightly below the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.5% of people provide unpaid child care, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week (21.5%) are around the middle for the country. Meanwhile, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care rose since 2011 to 13.1%.
13.1% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.6% of residents being veterans. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 66% of urban area 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 - Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1025/newcastle-maitland/topic/community