23.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palarang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palarang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Palarang and the rest of the state when it comes to giving back, with 23.1% of people volunteering. This community is far more active in unpaid work than typical Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of people in Palarang volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 19.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Interestingly, while care for the elderly or disabled is high, the proportion of people caring for children is much lower than most areas at 19.2%.
19.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 Palarang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13137/palarang/topic/community