12.3% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pumicestone · State Electorate
Community Participation in Pumicestone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Pumicestone apart from similar areas. While 14.1% of people provide unpaid care, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a downward trend, as the rate fell 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care and 25.4% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are much lower than most areas at 21.3%.
14.1% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 high proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 6.1%, this is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 93% of state electorate 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 Pumicestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30070/pumicestone/topic/community