Parraweena · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Parraweena

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

Very few people in Parraweena provide unpaid care or support to others in their daily lives. While 15.4% of residents volunteer their time, the area sees far lower rates of unpaid housework and childcare than the rest of the state.

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📍 Parraweena, Suburb / Locality

Where Parraweena sits — Volunteers

15.4% ▼ -43.5%
  • 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 Parraweena — lower than 64% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Parraweena15.4%
2339, NSW 18.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is slightly more common here than in New South Wales or Australia, with 15.4% of residents helping out, though this is lower than in most similar areas.

15.4% ▼ -43.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.2%
  • 2016: 44.8%
  • 2021: 15.4%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is very rare in the area. Only 7.7% of people care for children unpaid and 5.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far below the national figures. No one in the area reported providing other unpaid care.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

7.7% ▼ -79.5%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.6%
  • 2016: 41.4%
  • 2021: 7.7%

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

5.8% ▼ -83.0%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.9%
  • 2016: 48.3%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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.

Defence service is less common here than in other similar areas, with 0.0% of residents having served in the Defence Force.

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 Parraweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13168/parraweena/topic/community