Oyster Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Oyster Creek

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Almost no one in Oyster Creek provides unpaid care to others, with 0% of residents doing so. This is far below the national figure of 11.9%, highlighting a place where formal or informal caregiving is very rare.

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Where Oyster Creek sits — Volunteers

8.3% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oyster Creek — lower than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Oyster Creek8.3%
4674, QLD 14.5%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 8.3% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas.

8.3% —

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is very rare here at 8.3%, far below the national average of 26.3%. However, 25% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

8.3% —

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

25.0% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.5%
  • 2021: 25.0%

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 the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.

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 Oyster Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32244/oyster-creek/topic/community