13.9% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oaks Estate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Oaks Estate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care and housework mark the community of Oaks Estate compared to the rest of the territory. While 4.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are less common than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas. At 13.9%, the rate is well below the ACT figure of 18.4%, though it is about the same as the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are far less likely to provide unpaid care than those in other areas. Only 19.8% care for children unpaid and 11.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the ACT and national figures.
10.2% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.8% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. The rate is 4.4%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Oaks Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80104/oaks-estate/topic/community