29.5% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
O'Connor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in O'Connor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between O'Connor and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. Nearly 30% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement defines the area's social profile.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.5% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most areas and far above the ACT figure of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is typical for the area, with 12.7% providing care, about the same as the national 11.9%. However, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas at 18.2%.
12.7% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80102/o-connor/topic/community