24.0% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pink Lake · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pink Lake
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of residents in Pink Lake give their time as volunteers, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is the standout feature of the area's social participation. Most other forms of unpaid work and service align closely with state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24% of people volunteer here, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 27.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. However, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care is 9.6%, which is much lower than most areas.
9.6% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Pink Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51248/pink-lake/topic/community