16.7% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wynnum · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wynnum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care make Wynnum more active in community support than most similar areas. This is seen in the 16.7% of people who volunteer and a notably high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people in Wynnum volunteer, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is down from 19.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.1% of people caring for children, a figure slightly above the 26.3% national average. Meanwhile, 12.7% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the state average and has risen since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served.
3.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wynnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031020/wynnum/topic/community