44.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Patchewollock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Patchewollock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of the people in Patchewollock spend their time helping others through volunteering. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, with 44.2% of residents giving their time to a cause.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 44.2% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care or do 15 or more hours of housework each week compared to most areas. However, the 20.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.0% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Patchewollock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22045/patchewollock/topic/community