9.4% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakleigh South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oakleigh South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in community activities in Oakleigh South compared to most similar areas. Only 9.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Other forms of community contribution, such as unpaid care and defence service, sit closer to the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is quite low here, with only 9.4% of people giving their time. This is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state figure. Similarly, the 25.7% of people caring for children unpaid is around the middle for its level.
13.0% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
Only 0.9% of people in Oakleigh South have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Oakleigh South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22002/oakleigh-south/topic/community