15.6% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orange - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Orange - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in three people in Orange - North provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents contribute to their community through childcare and other unpaid work, volunteering has seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales and national figures. However, this rate has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is very common here, with 33.5% of people doing so unpaid—much higher than most other areas. Meanwhile, 12% provide other unpaid care and 21.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as the state average.
12.0% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 2.3% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state figure.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Orange - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103041078/orange-north/topic/community