18.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmers Oaky · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palmers Oaky
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people volunteer their time in Palmers Oaky, which is far more than the national figure. This spirit of helping out is seen in a community where people take on significantly more unpaid care and housework than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents are volunteers. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 34.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a higher rate of general unpaid care (15.6%) compared to the rest of the country.
15.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
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.
No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Palmers Oaky [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13148/palmers-oaky/topic/community