27.1% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parryville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Parryville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others defines Parryville, where 27.1% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and reflects a community deeply engaged in unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.1% of people in Parryville volunteer their time, a figure that is much higher than most other areas and far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare or housework compared to the state average, 25.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is among the highest rates in the country.
25.4% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
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.
The local rate of people who have served in the Defence Force is 8.3%, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Parryville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51211/parryville/topic/community