16.7% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warwick · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Warwick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped up to support their community in Warwick than in previous years, with a strong local spirit evident in volunteer rates. These figures show a place where residents are active in helping others and serving their country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people in Warwick volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing care and 22.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, the 22.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.3% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 much higher proportion of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 4.3% of the population having served.
4.3%
Higher than 75% 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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33000/warwick/topic/community