29.9% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Saumarez Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Saumarez Ponds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Saumarez Ponds has remained a strong feature of the area. Nearly 30% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This highlights a high level of local participation across the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.9% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common, with 26.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. Unpaid childcare and general caregiving are both slightly above the state and national figures.
12.8% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.0%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Saumarez Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13510/saumarez-ponds/topic/community