16.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woolloongabba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woolloongabba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011 in Woolloongabba. While many people still give their time, the area is now marked by a very low number of residents providing unpaid care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people in Woolloongabba provide unpaid care, with only 12.3% caring for children and 6.9% providing other unpaid care, both far below the Queensland and national figures.
6.9% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.3% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.9% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Woolloongabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021058/woolloongabba/topic/community