16.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oswald · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oswald
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is a common part of life in Oswald, where 16.7% of people volunteer. This rate is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, showing a strong local commitment to helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This level of participation is around the middle compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 34.8% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 15.2% who care for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
10.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 figure 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 Oswald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13111/oswald/topic/community