29.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pucawan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pucawan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Pucawan now spend their time volunteering, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature of the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time than people in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.7% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 29.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, well above the New South Wales average of 21.2%. Providing other unpaid care is also much higher than most areas at 18.9%, while 24.3% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state average.
18.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 Pucawan has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Pucawan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13280/pucawan/topic/community