22.0% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
O'Connor · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in O'Connor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in O'Connor give their time as volunteers, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the local area, where 22.0% of residents volunteer their time. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 16.8%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.0% of residents helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and 14.1% nationally.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas, at 24.8%. However, a slightly higher number of residents, 22.5%, spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
10.8% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other similar areas, with 3.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.0%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate 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 O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED511/o-connor/topic/community