14.8% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pimlico · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pimlico
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Pimlico (NSW) is marked by a strong commitment to home and family, with nearly 30% of residents providing unpaid childcare. While volunteering rates are modest, the area has a notable history of military service compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure of 14.1% and a little above the New South Wales rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are much more likely to do unpaid work than people in most other areas. This is seen in the 29.9% who care for children and the 27.8% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above the national figures.
13.4% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, a little above the state and national rates.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Pimlico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13219/pimlico/topic/community