# Community Participation — Pelaw Main

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

Area: Pelaw Main (Suburb / Locality)

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.

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 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%.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 8.2% | -27.6% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 13.7% | -1.0% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 22.2% | -29.5% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 3.0% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 21.1% | -22.8% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13188/pelaw-main/topic/community