37.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oberne Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oberne Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of people volunteer in Oberne Creek, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 37.2%, volunteering is among the highest for areas of this size. This is 23 percentage points higher than the own Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, with 27.9% doing so. However, the 11.6% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.6% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Oberne Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13078/oberne-creek/topic/community