18.1% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oatley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oatley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has stayed steady in Oatley, where community spirit is strong. Nearly one in five residents volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of activity is matched by a strong commitment to unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people in Oatley volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.6% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the state and national averages. Around 13.6% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.6% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.9%. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
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 Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13075/oatley/topic/community