10.1% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parramatta · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Parramatta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Parramatta have volunteered since 2011, with the rate falling 3.4 percentage points to 10.1%. This reflects a broader trend of lower community participation compared to the rest of the state and nation. While unpaid childcare remains steady, other forms of unpaid care have declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of people in Parramatta volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the national rate of 14.1% and is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 26.2% of people providing it, a result about the same as the national figure. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are among the lowest in the country at 8.6%.
8.6% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.0% of the population. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12504/parramatta/topic/community