10.9% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Parkfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents in Parkfield spend their time on unpaid duties at home. While few people volunteer for community groups, a large proportion of the population is heavily involved in caring for children and managing household work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the state figure of 20.1%. This high level of home activity is consistent with 17.4% of residents providing unpaid care and 28.3% caring for children.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 national figure of 2.8%.
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 Parkfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51207/parkfield/topic/community