Parwan · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Parwan

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

Far fewer people get involved in local volunteering and childcare in Parwan compared to most similar areas. While 14.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, other forms of community contribution are notably low.

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📍 Parwan, Suburb / Locality

Where Parwan sits — Volunteers

11.0% ▼ -41.9%
  • 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 Parwan — lower than 84% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Parwan11.0%
3340, VIC 12.5%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 11% of people in Parwan volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.0% ▼ -41.9%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 11.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 14.1% of people provide unpaid care—a little above the national figure—those caring for children unpaid are far below the Australian average at just 16%. Similarly, 17.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas.

14.1% ▼ -22.5%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 14.1%

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

16.0% ▼ -35.2%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 16.0%

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

17.2% ▼ -40.4%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 17.2%

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.

No one in Parwan has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Parwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22039/parwan/topic/community