15.4% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weipa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Weipa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual provide unpaid childcare in Weipa, though other forms of community support are less common. While 30.6% of residents care for children without pay, the town has very low rates of general unpaid care and housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 30.6%, well above the Australian average of 26.3%. However, other types of home support are rare; only 5.8% provide unpaid care and 16.2% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below national figures.
5.8% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011403/weipa/topic/community