19.8% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newman · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Newman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Newman volunteer, a figure well above the national average. While residents are very active in community work, those providing unpaid care for the elderly or disabled are among the fewest in the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most other areas. This is well above the 14.1% national figure, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 6.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 34.1% of people helping out, well above the national 26.3%. In contrast, only 4.9% provide unpaid care for others, a figure well below the 11.9% national average and among the lowest in the country.
4.9% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 2.4% of the population. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the nation.
2.4%
Lower than 79% 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 Newman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515028/newman/topic/community