13.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pomeroy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pomeroy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of people in Pomeroy provide unpaid child care, with 32.5% of residents helping out. This is the most striking feature of the area's community life, standing well above both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While child care is common, other types of unpaid work are rare; only 6.0% of people provide unpaid care, a figure well below the New South Wales and national averages. This is consistent with only 19.3% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
6.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Pomeroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13251/pomeroy/topic/community