10.9% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Oakhurst · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Oakhurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in community and care work in Oakhurst (L) than in most similar areas. Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, and the proportion of people providing unpaid care for others is much lower than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.9% of people in Oakhurst (L) volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work in the home has dropped sharply since 2011, with the share of people caring for children falling 22 points to 21.3%. This is well below the national figure, and the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is also much lower than in most areas.
10.5% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -51.0%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average.
2.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321080/oakhurst/topic/community