15.9% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakden · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oakden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Oakden provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While a small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, volunteering rates are lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of the community volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.4% of people providing care and 24.9% looking after children, both figures being about the same as the national average. However, only 20.7% spend 15 or more hours on housework, a rate lower than most areas.
12.4% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
A higher than usual 3.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Oakden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41065/oakden/topic/community