8.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paralowie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Paralowie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.4% of people in Paralowie volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. While community volunteering has dipped, many residents are heavily involved in home life, with 28.6% providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Paralowie is much lower than in most other areas. Only 8.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17% and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is more common here than in most areas, with 28.6% of people doing so. However, those spending 15 or more hours on housework are much fewer than usual, at 17.6%.
12.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 Paralowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041044/paralowie/topic/community