18.1% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wishart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wishart
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Wishart get involved in their community and care for others than in most similar areas. A striking 32.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area still shows a strong commitment to helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 18.1% of people pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, although it has fallen 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are very common, with 32.3% of people providing unpaid childcare, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside higher than usual rates of people providing unpaid care and those doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
13.1% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 less common here than in most similar areas. At 2.4%, the proportion of people who served is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national average.
2.4%
Lower than 61% 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 Wishart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031066/wishart/topic/community