13.2% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakhampton Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oakhampton Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of military service have emerged in Oakhampton Heights since 2011. While volunteering remains at a common level, the area stands out for the number of people who have served in the Defence Force and those providing unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 28.1% of people looking after children unpaid, a figure a little above the Australian average. This is consistent with the area having more people than usual doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
13.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 striking 6.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and much higher than most other areas.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Oakhampton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13068/oakhampton-heights/topic/community