16.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banks Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Banks Pocket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 10% of residents in Banks Pocket have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to service, both through former military roles and significant levels of unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.4% of people pitching in, which is a little above the national and state figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Banks Pocket, where 17.1% of people provide care—well above the 11.9% national figure. This is mirrored in housework, with 25.0% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid chores weekly, well above the national average of 20.7%.
17.1% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 one of the highest proportions of veterans at this level, with 9.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, far exceeding the Australian average of 2.8%.
9.9%
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 Banks Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30145/banks-pocket/topic/community