26.2% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Okeden · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Okeden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Okeden than in the rest of the country. Over a quarter of the population gives their time to help others, making it a standout for community spirit compared to Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.2% of residents are volunteers, which is far above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 19.0%, and only 7.1% provide general unpaid care. However, 23.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state average.
7.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Okeden has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
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 Okeden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32220/okeden/topic/community