19.8% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wights Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wights Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a steady feature of life in Wights Mountain, where residents are notably more likely to volunteer than those in other parts of the country. Nearly 20% of the population gives their time to others, reflecting a strong culture of unpaid contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national and state figures of 14.1%. This rate is around the middle when compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Wights Mountain, with 14.6% of people providing some form of care, a figure well above the Queensland average. This includes 29.5% of residents caring for children unpaid and 28.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, both of which are higher than in most areas.
14.6% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 here than in most areas, with 4.0% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the state average.
4.0%
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 Wights Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33073/wights-mountain/topic/community