11.9% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oakdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong focus on home and family defines daily life in Oakdale, where many residents spend significant time on unpaid domestic duties. While 28.5% of people care for children unpaid, the area sees fewer volunteers than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common here, with 27.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid chores weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure. This goes alongside a higher than usual 28.5% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
10.9% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13065/oakdale/topic/community