11.8% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oxley · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Oxley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Oxley than they were ten years ago. While 11.8% of residents now volunteer, this figure has fallen by 5 points since 2011. The area is now marked by a high number of people providing unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Oxley are a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is lower than most similar areas, reflecting a downward trend from 16.8% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 29.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Other forms of help are less common, with 10.8% providing unpaid care and 19.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
10.8% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 higher proportion of people in Oxley have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 3.4%, this is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.4%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED325/oxley/topic/community