12.1% ▼ -58.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pomona · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pomona
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people perform heavy housework in Pomona than in most other areas, with 31.9% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. This high level of domestic work stands in contrast to lower rates of unpaid care and volunteering throughout the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 12.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 31.9% of residents do significant unpaid housework—far above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%—the area has much lower rates of unpaid care. Only 6.4% of people provide unpaid care, and 22% care for children unpaid, both of which are well below the state and national averages.
6.4% ▼ -43.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 31.9%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 Pomona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13252/pomona/topic/community