19.8% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newell · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Newell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Newell volunteer, a rate that is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement stands out in an area where the number of people caring for children has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.8% of residents giving their time. This is higher than most areas and has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has dropped significantly to 14.7%, which is far below the Queensland average. Meanwhile, 27% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average.
12.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.7% ▼ -61.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
About 3.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
3.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre 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 Newell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322093/newell/topic/community