13.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Parkham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Parkham has seen shifts over the last decade, though it remains a quiet place for formal service. While some residents take on unpaid care roles, overall volunteer rates are lower than across the state. Only 13.5% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.5% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is well below the 18% seen across Tasmania and slightly lower than the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people doing so, which is a little above the state and national figures. However, the 21.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
14.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
No one in Parkham has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 4% seen in Tasmania and a little below the national average.
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 Parkham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60491/parkham/topic/community