29.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orange Grove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Orange Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Orange Grove compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 30% of residents give their time to help others, which is more than double the national figure. This strong community spirit is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 15.9% of people provide unpaid care—a figure well above the national average—far fewer spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Only 15.9% do so, which is well below the 20.7% typical across Australia. About 25% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is similar to the state figure.
15.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Orange Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13104/orange-grove/topic/community