15.2% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orange · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Orange
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Orange provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of family care defines much of the community's unpaid work, though overall volunteering has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. However, this is lower than in most similar areas and has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 29.8% of people providing it—well above the national rate of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 11.8% providing general care and 20.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.8% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Defence service is relatively uncommon, with 2.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though lower than in many other similar areas.
2.5%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) 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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16150/orange/topic/community