3.6% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wacol · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wacol
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of over 10 percentage points separates Wacol from the rest of the state when it comes to volunteering. Only 3.6% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement extends to unpaid care and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 3.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far below the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%. This level of participation has also fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 9% of people caring for children and 5.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. The proportion of people providing any unpaid care is 4.6%, which is well below the national figure.
4.6% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.0% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
5.9% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 1% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 Wacol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011276/wacol/topic/community