11.9% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wamuran Basin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wamuran Basin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Wamuran Basin get involved in unpaid community work or care compared to other areas. Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 11.9% of people taking part.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 6.9% of people providing it. This is well below the national figure of 11.9% and the Queensland figure of 11.5%. While 22.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national average—about 22.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the national figure.
6.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 1.9% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Wamuran Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32978/wamuran-basin/topic/community