0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pontypool · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pontypool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 42.2% of residents in Pontypool do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week, which is far above the national figure. While housework and general care are common here, other forms of community and service involvement are very low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with 0.0% of people volunteering. This is far below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 22.2% of people provide care and 42.2% do significant housework, both well above national figures. However, the 20.0% who care for children unpaid is well below the typical Australian rate.
22.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.2% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 42.2%
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.
Defence service is rare in the area, with 0.0% of residents having served. This is well below the 4.0% seen across Tasmania.
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 Pontypool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60512/pontypool/topic/community