15.9% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pottsville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pottsville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Pottsville spend their time caring for children without pay, making it a place where family responsibilities strongly shape daily life. While volunteering is lower than in most similar areas, the local rate of 15.9% remains a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas, although it is still a little above the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 33.8% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with a higher rate of people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework (25.8%) compared to the rest of the state.
12.6% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 3.5%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13269/pottsville/topic/community