14.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palmdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Palmdale has remained steady over the last decade, with 14% of residents volunteering. While unpaid care for others is rare here, a very high proportion of people spend significant time on housework. This mix of activities reflects a community where home-based work is much more common than formal volunteering or caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people in Palmdale volunteer, which is a lower rate than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 43% of residents doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure far above the national average of 20.7%. In contrast, the number of people providing unpaid care or caring for children is well below the state and national figures.
4.7% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.0% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 43.0%
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 proportion of residents in Palmdale have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 3.5%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Palmdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13145/palmdale/topic/community