15.3% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Parkdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Parkdale has seen a steady shift since 2011, with a particularly strong focus on family support. The area stands out for its high number of people caring for children, with 30.5% of residents doing so unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people in Parkdale volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for others is common here, as 15.1% of residents provide unpaid care, well above the own national figure. This is most evident with children, where 30.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above both the state and national figures.
15.1% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 most similar areas, with 2.0% of people having served. This is about the same as the Victorian figure and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Parkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22037/parkdale/topic/community