18.7% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
Giving back and supporting others is a big part of daily life in Oxley. The area has a very high rate of people providing unpaid care, with 16% of residents stepping up to help others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.7% of people helping out, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the Australian average of 14.1%, though the rate has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in Oxley, where 16% of people provide this support—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 34.1% of residents caring for children, a figure that is among the highest for its level and has risen since 2011.
16.0% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 areas, with 4.9% of people having served. This is a little above the national average of 2.8%, though it is a little below the ACT figure of 6.0%.
4.9%
Higher than 87% 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/sa2/801071086/oxley/topic/community