15.7% ▼ -41.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orielton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Orielton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Orielton has seen a shift in how people contribute to their community over the last decade. A standout feature of the area is the high number of people providing unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a strong focus on family support within the local population.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people in Orielton volunteer. This is lower than in most other similar areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, though it remains a little above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 31.3% of people providing it, which is well above both state and national figures. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while those providing other unpaid care are a little below the state average at 11.4%.
11.4% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 around the middle for its level in Orielton. Roughly 2.9% of residents have served, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 4.0% and about the same as the Australian average.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Orielton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60480/orielton/topic/community