9.8% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parmelia - Orelia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Parmelia - Orelia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Parmelia - Orelia than in most similar areas. Only 9.8% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well below both the state and national figures. This low level of community participation has barely changed over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 15.9%. This rate is much lower than most similar areas and has stayed nearly the same since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is provided by 26.7% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 19.2% since 2011, while those providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 11.6%.
11.6% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
A higher than usual share of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 3.5%, this is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Parmelia - Orelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031174/parmelia-orelia/topic/community