18.8% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wambo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wambo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering than the state average defines Wambo, where 18.8% of residents give their time to help others. While community spirit remains strong, it has dipped since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work and service are more in line with national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people in Wambo volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this figure has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 27.5% of people looking after children, a figure slightly above the national average. While housework and child care roles have declined since 2011, the number of people providing other unpaid care has risen to 11.9%.
11.9% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Wambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307021183/wambo/topic/community