24.4% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Parkville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A remarkably high number of people volunteer in Parkville compared to similar areas. While 24.4% of residents give their time to others, this is far above the national figure of 14.1%. However, the area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid care and housework in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.4% of people helping out, which is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is a drop from 2011, when 34.0% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few residents provide unpaid care; only 7.4% do so, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%. This trend is consistent with the area having some of the lowest rates of unpaid childcare and housework in the state.
7.4% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.2% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.5% ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.9% of the population. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.9%
Lower than 93% 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).
More for Parkville
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Parkville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041124/parkville/topic/community