11.0% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakdale · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Oakdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Oakdale (L) spend significant time on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. While many residents dedicate themselves to home and family, a smaller proportion of the community engages in formal volunteering compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.0% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 29.1% of people caring for children—well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Similarly, 26.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though only 9.8% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.8% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
About 3.1% of the community have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
3.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre 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 Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121092/oakdale/topic/community