13.3% —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) are involved in unpaid care and volunteering than in most similar areas. While a small number of residents provide unpaid care, those looking after children and doing housework are well below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in community service, where volunteering rates have dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan), dropping from 19% in 2016 to 13.3% in 2021. This rate is now lower than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid care for children (22.1%) or do 15 or more hours of housework (16.9%) compared to the national average. Meanwhile, the share of people providing general unpaid care rose to 11.7% since 2016, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
11.7% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
Only 1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for areas at this level and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 94% 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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26406/oakleigh/topic/community