21.1% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Park Orchards · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Park Orchards
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 21.1% of people in Park Orchards volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is seen across the area, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life for many, with 16.8% providing unpaid care—much higher than most areas. This is consistent with high rates of people caring for children (30.1%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (27.1%), both of which are well above state and national figures.
16.8% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Park Orchards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22036/park-orchards/topic/community