18.1% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkes · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Parkes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 18% of people in Parkes volunteer, which is a much higher rate than across New South Wales and Australia. While community spirit remains strong, the proportion of local volunteers has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of the community volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the state figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Parkes provide unpaid care (13.0%) and look after children unpaid (26.9%) compared to most other areas. This is consistent with 22.2% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
13.0% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
Around 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.7%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) 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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16200/parkes/topic/community