12.1% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodford - D'Aguilar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woodford - D'Aguilar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Woodford - D'Aguilar are volunteering and caring for others than they were in 2011. While 12.1% of residents now volunteer, this is a drop of 6.8 percentage points over the decade. The area's community spirit is also marked by a strong presence of veterans, with 4.1% of people having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas. At 12.1%, the figure is a little below the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people are providing unpaid care for children here, at 22.0%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, about 21.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, slightly above the national average.
10.5% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A high proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 4.1%, this is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 78% 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 Woodford - D'Aguilar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313031371/woodford-d-aguilar/topic/community