16.0% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ourimbah - Fountaindale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ourimbah - Fountaindale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Ourimbah - Fountaindale provide unpaid childcare, which is a standout feature of this community. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, residents here are still more likely to help out in their community and handle more housework than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%. This is higher than most similar areas, though the rate has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This high level of home work sits alongside a higher than average 13% of people providing unpaid care and 28.9% caring for children unpaid.
13.0% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian national figure and sits around the middle for similar areas.
2.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Ourimbah - Fountaindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021051/ourimbah-fountaindale/topic/community