9.2% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willawong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willawong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents are involved in unpaid work or volunteering in Willawong compared to other areas. Only 9.2% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure. This trend extends to unpaid care, where the local rates are much lower than those seen across Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.2% of people giving their time. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 14.1% average for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is far less common in Willawong than elsewhere, with only 16% of people caring for children. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, and housework tasks are also well below the Queensland average at 17.6%.
11.5% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.0% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Willawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33077/willawong/topic/community