9.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parafield Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Parafield Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Parafield Gardens volunteer compared to other similar areas. Only 9.3% of people do volunteer work, which is well below both the state and national figures. This represents a decline from 11% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is well below the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 27.6% of people providing this care, which is a little above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, and 19.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.6% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 2.5% of people in Parafield Gardens have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 58% 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 Parafield Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041043/parafield-gardens/topic/community