24.0% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oxley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community contribution define Oxley than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteer, and a significant number of residents take on unpaid care and household duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.0% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 29.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. This aligns with high rates of unpaid care, including 29.4% caring for children and 15.1% providing general unpaid care.
15.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
About 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22022/oxley/topic/community