27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Pines · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Pines
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making The Pines a highly active community. About 27.3% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in The Pines, with 27.3% of people helping out, a rate far above both the state (17.0%) and national (14.1%) figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major part of life here, as 35.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, only 10.7% provide unpaid childcare and 8.3% provide other unpaid care, both of which are well below state and national levels.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
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: 14.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 35.5%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.1% of residents having served.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 The Pines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41441/the-pines/topic/community