12.2% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Para Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Para Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Para Hills than in most similar areas. While local volunteering has dipped, there is a strong presence of people providing unpaid care to others. Around 13.8% of residents provide this support, which is much higher than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of people here volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This rate has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing support and 27.9% caring for children unpaid, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 20.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure about the same as the national average.
13.8% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Para Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041041/para-hills/topic/community