27.1% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Owen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Owen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving has grown in Owen, where community involvement is now far more common than in most of the country. Over a quarter of residents volunteer their time, and a high number of people also provide unpaid care for others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.1% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, with 30.7% of people caring for children. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, and 14.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
14.3% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
Military service is much more common in Owen than in most areas. About 4.9% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Owen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41085/owen/topic/community