15.6% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pindimar · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Pindimar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving time to others is a common part of life in Pindimar (L), where a high number of people provide unpaid care. While 18.3% of residents provide unpaid care to others, volunteering has seen a sharp decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales and national figures. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 18 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 18.3% of people providing care and 28.9% doing over 15 hours of housework, both figures being well above the national average. In contrast, only 11% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
18.3% ▲ +76.1%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.0% ▼ -47.3%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
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 community has a military connection, with 7.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.3%
Higher than 93% of urban centre 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 Pindimar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122112/pindimar/topic/community