6.9% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oran Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Oran Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Oran Park has shifted as the area grows, with a very high proportion of people now caring for children. While few residents volunteer, over 41% of the population provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.9% of people in Oran Park volunteer, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 41.1% of people providing this care, far above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. However, providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 9.7%, while 21.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is about the same as the national average.
9.7% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.1% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 less common in Oran Park than in most other areas, with only 1.1% of the population having served, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
1.1%
Lower than 90% 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 Oran Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011729/oran-park/topic/community