8.9% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ponde · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ponde
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Ponde has shifted since 2011, with a small number of people now volunteering. While only 8.9% of residents volunteer, a high proportion of the local population provides unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of people in Ponde volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 19.6% of people providing care and 41.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. Conversely, the 10.7% who provide unpaid childcare is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.7% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.1% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 41.1%
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.
No one in Ponde has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
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 Ponde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41180/ponde/topic/community