25.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pompoota · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pompoota
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others defines Pompoota, where a quarter of residents volunteer their time. This commitment to the community is seen in the high numbers of people providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.5% of people giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents manage heavy workloads at home, with 43.1% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is mirrored in childcare, as 33.3% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is well above both the state and national averages.
13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.1% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 43.1%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas. About 7.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Pompoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41179/pompoota/topic/community