15.5% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pottsville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pottsville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual number of residents in Pottsville provide unpaid care and support. While about 15.5% of people volunteer, the area stands out for the large proportion of locals who look after children and manage home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though this is 3.3 percentage points lower than in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is very common here, with 30% of people caring for children and 24.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national and state levels. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for Australia and New South Wales.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031253/pottsville/topic/community