20.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
O'Malley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in O'Malley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of contribution defines O'Malley, where 20.4% of people volunteer their time. This is well above the national figure and shows a community more active in unpaid work than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.4% of residents giving their time, which is a little above the ACT figure and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 17.8% of people providing care and 23.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework, though fewer people care for children compared to the state average.
17.8% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 much more common here than in most other areas, with 5.6% of the population having served, which is a little above the national figure.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80103/o-malley/topic/community