15.8% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ourimbah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ourimbah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Ourimbah provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care defines the local community's contribution to unpaid work. Other forms of volunteering and service are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the state and national figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 12.7% of people providing unpaid care and 25.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above the New South Wales average.
12.7% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Defence service is consistent with the rest of the country, as 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force.
2.8%
Higher 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 Ourimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13114/ourimbah/topic/community