10.0% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Ponds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 44% of people in The Ponds provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care defines the local community, though other forms of volunteering and service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 43.8% of people providing care—far above the 26.3% national rate. This is alongside a higher than average 25.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, though the 8.9% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.9% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
43.8% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.3%
Lower 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 The Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13851/the-ponds/topic/community