5.7% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parklea · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Parklea
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.7% of people volunteer in Parklea, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community activity is seen across the board, including very low rates of unpaid care and housework. It is one of the least active areas for these activities compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Parklea is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 5.7% of people taking part. This is well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas. Only 18.3% of people care for children unpaid, while just 4.7% provide general unpaid care and 13.7% do 15 or more hours of housework—all well below New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.7% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.7% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
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.
Defence service is lower than most areas, with 0.3% of people having served. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.3%
Lower than 78% 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 Parklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13164/parklea/topic/community