17.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Pocket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.4% of people in The Pocket volunteer their time. This community spirit is a standout feature of the area, though other forms of local service and care vary from the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates here are well above those for New South Wales and Australia, with 17.4% of residents giving their time to help others.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 15.9% of people provide unpaid care—a figure well above the national average—the proportion of residents caring for children is well below the state and national figures at 21.4%. Around 22.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
15.9% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.
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 The Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13850/the-pocket/topic/community