0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orton Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Orton Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Zero percent of residents in Orton Park volunteer their time, marking a stark contrast to the rest of the country. This lack of formal volunteering is mirrored by very low rates of unpaid housework and childcare compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in Orton Park volunteers, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest levels of participation seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 9.7% of people provide unpaid childcare and 12.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, both figures being well below the state and national averages. However, those providing general unpaid care sit at 12.9%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 11.5%.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.9% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 residents in Orton Park have served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the national rate 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 Orton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13108/orton-park/topic/community