31.6% ▲ +143.5%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Orroroo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Orroroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Orroroo (L) volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong local spirit is highlighted by 31.6% of residents giving their time, a figure that has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in the rest of the state or the nation, with 31.6% of people helping out. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much more common here than in most areas, with 15.8% of residents in this role. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid have dropped to 16.9%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.8% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.2%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
2.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre 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 Orroroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421029/orroroo/topic/community