Pomborneit North · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Pomborneit North

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Pomborneit North shows a mix of high community spirit and low care needs compared to other areas. About 17.1% of people volunteer, which is well above the Victorian average. However, the area has a much lower rate of unpaid caregivers than most similar places.

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📍 Pomborneit North, Suburb / Locality

Where Pomborneit North sits — Volunteers

17.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pomborneit North — lower than 55% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Pomborneit North17.1%
3260, VIC 22.4%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of people giving their time. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

17.1%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 19.5%, and general unpaid care is also much lower than most areas at 9.8%. In contrast, 24.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average.

9.8%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

19.5%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

24.4%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 24.4%

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. This is a little below the 2% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.

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 Pomborneit North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22093/pomborneit-north/topic/community