54.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ournie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ournie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national average of people volunteer in Ournie, where 54.2% of residents give their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, far exceeding the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 54.2% of people pitching in. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country. While 25.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national figure—the 20.8% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 much more common in Ournie than elsewhere, with 14.3% of people having served. This is far above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% national figure.
14.3%
Higher 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 Ournie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13115/ournie/topic/community