16.1% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whyanbeel · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Whyanbeel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Whyanbeel spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. While few residents provide unpaid childcare, a fair number of people here contribute to their community through volunteering and other care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of the population are volunteers, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 38.9% of people doing 15 or more hours weekly, though those caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure at 18.1%. About 12.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
12.8% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -44.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.9% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 38.9%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Whyanbeel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33067/whyanbeel/topic/community