17.4% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parklands - Camdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Parklands - Camdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Parklands - Camdale give their time to others than in most similar areas, with 17.4% of the population volunteering. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure, though it has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people helping out, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this rate has dropped 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.6% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure that rose slightly since 2011. Other care roles are around the state and national averages, with 25.8% caring for children and 21.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly.
12.6% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
A higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having this experience.
3.5%
Higher than 69% 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 Parklands - Camdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011078/parklands-camdale/topic/community