30.7% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pingelly · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Pingelly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Pingelly give their time to volunteer work, making it one of the most active areas for community service. This strong spirit of helping others is a key part of daily life here, though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 30.7%, the share of volunteers is far above the state figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates for areas of this size, despite a small fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care and 26.6% doing over 15 hours of housework—both much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 23.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) 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 Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57140/pingelly/topic/community