10.5% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Parramatta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Parramatta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 23.4% of people in North Parramatta provide unpaid childcare, though this is lower than most other areas. Residents generally participate in community activities and unpaid work at rates well below the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than elsewhere, with only 9.5% of people providing unpaid care and 18.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are much lower than most areas.
9.5% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 1.2% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality 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 North Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13011/north-parramatta/topic/community