13.4% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Oaks · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Oaks
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more unpaid care happens in the daily lives of people in The Oaks than in most other areas. This is most clear in the 33.3% of residents who look after children without pay, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Beyond child care, 28.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. General unpaid care is provided by 12.7% of the population, a little above the New South Wales average.
12.7% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Around 3.2% of people in The Oaks have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 The Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13847/the-oaks/topic/community