9.1% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woodridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.1% of people in Woodridge volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in other unpaid activities, with fewer residents providing childcare or performing housework compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Woodridge is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 9.1%. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, and has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most places. Only 23.0% of people provide unpaid childcare and 16.0% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures. Meanwhile, 11.2% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
11.2% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 in Woodridge than in most areas. Just 2.0% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 72% 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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061336/woodridge/topic/community