14.3% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Powelltown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Powelltown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Powelltown is marked by a strong military connection and lower rates of unpaid care. While about 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, the community sees far fewer people providing unpaid care and housework compared to typical Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are about the same as the state and national figures, with 14.3% of residents giving their time, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than elsewhere; only 9.3% of people provide unpaid care and 15.4% do over 15 hours of housework, both figures falling well below the national average.
9.3% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of residents having served.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Powelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22115/powelltown/topic/community