29.2% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pambula Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pambula Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Pambula Beach volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a defining feature of the area. Other notable trends include a strong presence of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 29.2%, the proportion of people who volunteer is much higher than in most other areas. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% figure for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the state and national figures, 25.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national average of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others is slightly less common here than elsewhere, at 10.5%.
10.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 4.6% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13152/pambula-beach/topic/community