21.0% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
O'Connell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in O'Connell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average, 21% of people in O'Connell give their time as volunteers. This community is notably active in unpaid work, with high rates of volunteering and child care compared to the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21% of residents helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Child care is a major focus, as 31.7% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is much higher than most areas. Additionally, 26.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
12.1% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
About 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality 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 O'Connell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13063/o-connell/topic/community