16.6% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pampoolah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pampoolah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Pampoolah, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care than people in other areas. This community focus is seen in the high rates of volunteering and a notable number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 18.8% of people doing so, far exceeding the national figure of 11.9%. This includes a striking 34.8% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above both state and national levels.
18.8% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.8% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 34.8%
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.
The area has a strong military connection, as 5.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most other areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Pampoolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13153/pampoolah/topic/community