33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pappinbarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pappinbarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong tradition of helping others defines Pappinbarra, where 33.3% of people volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure, reflecting a community with high levels of unpaid work and service. Whether through volunteering or caring for others, local residents are much more active in these roles than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in three residents volunteers their time, which is far above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.4% of people providing unpaid care and 37.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid sit at 23.6%, which is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
26.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 37.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Pappinbarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13158/pappinbarra/topic/community