15.8% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkesbourne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Parkesbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Parkesbourne has shifted over the last decade, with a particularly high number of residents now providing unpaid support. Nearly 16% of the population provides unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a strong trend of local residents supporting others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. However, this is still a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. This high level of home work sits alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care and those caring for children.
15.8% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 4.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Parkesbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13163/parkesbourne/topic/community