Wanora · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Wanora

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework set Wanora apart from the rest of the country. While volunteering is common, the local story is defined by a strong tendency to provide care and maintain homes, with 28.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.

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📍 Wanora, Suburb / Locality

Where Wanora sits — Volunteers

15.0% ▼ -12.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wanora — lower than 66% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Wanora15.0%
4306, QLD 12.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15% of the population volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and national figures.

15.0% ▼ -12.9%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.2%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here; 15% of people provide care and 28.2% do significant housework, both figures being well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, the 26.4% of people caring for children unpaid is around the middle for its level.

15.0% ▼ -16.6%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

26.4% ▼ -7.3%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.5%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 26.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

28.2% ▼ -2.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 28.2%

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 in Wanora than in most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served, a figure about the same as the Queensland average.

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 Wanora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32985/wanora/topic/community