26.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pimpimbudgee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pimpimbudgee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Pimpimbudgee now volunteer, a figure that has grown since 2011. This makes the area stand out for its high level of community spirit compared to the rest of the country. While volunteering is common, other forms of service and unpaid care vary.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.4% of residents helping out. This is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national average. However, 24.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
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: 35.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 Pimpimbudgee has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Pimpimbudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32319/pimpimbudgee/topic/community