Pallamallawa · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Pallamallawa

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Daily life in Pallamallawa involves less unpaid domestic and care work than in most other areas. While 14.5% of people volunteer, the local rate of providing unpaid care is notably lower than the national figure.

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📍 Pallamallawa, Suburb / Locality

Where Pallamallawa sits — Volunteers

14.5% ▼ -34.5%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pallamallawa — lower than 68% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Pallamallawa14.5%
2399, NSW 13.4%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.5% of the community volunteers, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and about the same as the national rate.

14.5% ▼ -34.5%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Providing unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 16.4% of people care for children unpaid, and 15.8% do over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well below the Australian figures.

10.3% ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

16.4% ▼ -36.3%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

15.8% ▼ -37.5%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.3%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 15.8%

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.

Those who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.8% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.

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 Pallamallawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13142/pallamallawa/topic/community