9.5% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orelia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Orelia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped significantly in Orelia, where only 9.5% of people now give their time to others. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While few people volunteer, the area has a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below both the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much fewer than in most other areas.
11.2% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas and sits slightly above the state and national figures.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Orelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51189/orelia/topic/community