17.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pound Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pound Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of unpaid work and service define Pound Creek, where residents are far more likely to provide care and support than those in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of the population provides unpaid care, and almost 10% have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people volunteer here, which is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common, with 23.6% of residents doing so—a figure far above the national and state levels. This is alongside a higher than usual 26.4% of people who spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
23.6% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
The area has a very strong connection to the military, with 9.7% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Pound Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22114/pound-creek/topic/community