16.5% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oxley · State Electorate
Community Participation in Oxley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 25.5% of people in Oxley do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This is one of the highest rates for this activity in the region. While many residents contribute through unpaid work, the local volunteering rate has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when the rate was 20.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing care and 25.5% doing significant housework, both figures being well above the state and national levels. However, the 22.5% of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas.
14.6% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Defence service is more common in Oxley than in most other areas. About 3.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.7%
Higher than 72% of state electorate 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10064/oxley/topic/community