27.5% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paris Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paris Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Paris Creek than in the rest of the country. This strong community spirit is matched by a high number of residents who provide unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.5% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 18.6% of residents involved. This includes 26.9% who do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%.
18.6% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Paris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41112/paris-creek/topic/community