51.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Poochera · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Poochera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Poochera volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is a huge part of daily life. This level of involvement is far higher than the national figure, with 51.2% of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 51.2% of the population volunteers, a figure that is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents are much more likely to do unpaid work at home, with 30.2% caring for children and another 30.2% spending 15 or more hours on housework. However, the 7.0% of people providing other unpaid care is well below both the state and national figures.
7.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 the community reported serving in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure 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 Poochera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41181/poochera/topic/community