24.5% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkes Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Parkes Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Parkes Surrounds volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most active areas for volunteering in the region, even though the number of volunteers has dipped since 2011. Residents here also step up more often to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.5% of people volunteer here, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas, although it fell 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.6% of residents providing support—a figure well above the state average. More people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, while 24.7% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state figure.
14.6% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021068/parkes-surrounds/topic/community