25.4% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wallumbilla South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wallumbilla South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Wallumbilla South volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid roles, with many residents dedicating themselves to helping others and looking after their families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.4% of people helping out. This is much higher than most areas and 11 percentage points above the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus, as 35.6% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure. While 23.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, only 6.8% provide general unpaid care, a rate much lower than most areas.
6.8% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Wallumbilla South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32972/wallumbilla-south/topic/community