15.6% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Far West and Orana · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Far West and Orana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of people in Far West and Orana provide unpaid childcare, the largest form of community contribution in the region. While many residents help out others, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of the community volunteers, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a sharp fall from 2011, when 21.7% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 11.8% of people provide unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This includes the 19.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little below the state average.
11.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 50% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
2.4%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) 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 Far West and Orana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/105/far-west-and-orana/topic/community