6.9% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wieambilla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wieambilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people volunteer in Wieambilla, but a high number of residents provide unpaid care and support at home. While only 6.9% of people volunteer, the community has a strong record of service with 6.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.9% of the population volunteers, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 15.3% of people provide unpaid care, well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with 30.6% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
15.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 30.6%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is common here, with 6.9% of people having served. This is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
6.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Wieambilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33072/wieambilla/topic/community