18.3% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Woombye · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Woombye
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in West Woombye do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This local community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, with volunteer rates well above the national figure. These trends highlight a population that is very active in supporting both their homes and their wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well 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 12.7% of people providing support and 25.7% spending 15 or more hours on housework, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside 24.5% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.7% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
A higher than usual 4.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 West Woombye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33044/west-woombye/topic/community