24.4% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orbost · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Orbost
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Orbost than in the rest of the state. While 24.4% of residents give their time to others, this is 11 percentage points above the Victorian figure. It is a place where many people contribute to their community, despite a slight decline in volunteering since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.4% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 30.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of people providing care and 28.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Conversely, those caring for children unpaid are much lower than most areas at 18.9%.
15.8% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.7% of residents having served. This is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021085/orbost/topic/community