13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Poonindie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Poonindie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of childcare are the standout feature of Poonindie compared to similar areas. While 33.8% of people provide unpaid care for children, other forms of community contribution like volunteering and defence service are quite low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 13.6%, the local rate is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very common, with 33.8% of people involved, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a high rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, though only 6.5% provide other types of unpaid care—a figure well below the state average.
6.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 Poonindie has served in the Defence Force, which is a lower rate than most areas and well below the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
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 Poonindie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41184/poonindie/topic/community