8.2% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pelaw Main · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pelaw Main
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 9% of people volunteer in Pelaw Main, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. While formal volunteering is low, more people here provide unpaid care than in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is among the lowest for its area and well below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing it, which is a little above the state and national figures. However, the 22.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.7% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Pelaw Main [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13188/pelaw-main/topic/community