12.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palmvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of unpaid care and military service mark the community of Palmvale. While 42.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is among the highest rates for similar areas, other forms of community involvement like volunteering are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.7% of people providing care and 24.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well above the national figures, particularly for childcare, where 42.9% of people help out—far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
15.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.5% of residents having served, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Palmvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13149/palmvale/topic/community