26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Obanvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Obanvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has shifted in Obanvale, where nearly 27% of people now volunteer. This high level of participation stands out across the region, with the local rate sitting far above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.9% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is 13 points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.9% of people provide some form of unpaid care—a rate far above the national figure—very few do so for children. In fact, 0% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far below the state and national averages.
26.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
No one in Obanvale has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Obanvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13077/obanvale/topic/community