18.7% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pambula · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pambula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Pambula volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement stands out against other areas in the region. While many residents contribute their time, fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.7% of the population giving their time, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid make up 21.6% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of residents having served.
3.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality 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 Pambula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13151/pambula/topic/community