15.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palmerston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual proportion of people serve in the military in Palmerston, which stands out compared to similar areas. While volunteering is a little lower than the territory average, nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer here. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the ACT's 18.4%, though it remains a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 29.8% of residents providing this care, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.4% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.4% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 4.9% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80107/palmerston/topic/community