21.5% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orange Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Orange Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people volunteer their time in Orange Surrounds, making it a highly active place for community work. While these numbers have dipped since 2011, local participation remains well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.5% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 26.5% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving back takes many forms here, with 29.7% of people providing unpaid childcare and 26.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. Around 12.7% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.7% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% national figure.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103041079/orange-surrounds/topic/community