12.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palmer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and caregiving mark Palmer compared to most other areas. While only 12.9% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for its strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with 0.0% of people providing unpaid care. This is far below the national figure of 11.9%, and rates of unpaid housework and childcare are also among the lowest at this level.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
A high 9.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest at this level and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Palmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32261/palmer/topic/community