26.9% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oaklands · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Oaklands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in volunteer rates defines Oaklands (L), where 26.9% of people give their time to help others. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, marking it as one of the most active areas for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown significantly here, rising 7.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.9%, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure—unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 18.0%. General unpaid care is also a little below the state average at 9.6%.
9.6% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of people having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 64% 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 Oaklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122103/oaklands/topic/community