16.6% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oxley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Oxley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering and military service mark Oxley as a community more involved in public duty than most similar areas. While 16.6% of residents volunteer, the area is especially notable for the 29.9% of people who provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people volunteer here, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of participation has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common in Oxley, with 29.9% of people providing this care, well above the 26.3% national figure. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 21.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 10.6% providing general unpaid care.
10.6% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Queensland average of 3.9%.
3.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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/sa2/310011275/oxley/topic/community