4.3% ▼ -48.9%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pirlangimpi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pirlangimpi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark contrast in community activity defines Pirlangimpi, where unpaid family responsibilities are common but formal volunteering is rare. While over a third of residents care for children, only 4.3% of the population volunteer, a figure well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.3% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a major part of life in Pirlangimpi, with 35.3% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is mirrored by the 24.7% of residents who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
8.9% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▲ +347.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
About 3.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a higher rate than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Pirlangimpi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70226/pirlangimpi/topic/community