21.1% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paracombe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paracombe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement define Paracombe compared to similar areas. Over a fifth of the population volunteers, and there is a very strong trend of residents taking on unpaid care roles within their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people helping out, a figure well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high, as 31% of residents care for children and 28.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both well above state and national figures. This extends to general unpaid care, which 14% of the community provides.
14.0% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 higher share of the population than most areas has served in the Defence Force, at 3.3%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Paracombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41100/paracombe/topic/community