11.8% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oakville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Oakville has shifted over the last decade, with current levels of volunteering now sitting at 11.8%. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. While few residents volunteer, a significant number of people contribute through unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people in Oakville volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 27.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. In contrast, the 22.3% of people providing unpaid child care is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
11.6% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 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 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Oakville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13071/oakville/topic/community