11.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oakdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Oakdale has seen some shifts since 2011, though it remains a quiet area for formal service. While fewer people provide unpaid care or volunteer compared to other regions, a high number of residents spend significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 27.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid (16.3%) and people providing general unpaid care (9.3%) are both much lower than in most areas.
9.3% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 Oakdale has served in the Defence Force, a result that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
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 Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32207/oakdale/topic/community