Windorah · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Windorah

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More than a third of people in Windorah volunteer their time, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This high level of community spirit stands in contrast to the low number of residents providing unpaid care at home.

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Where Windorah sits — Volunteers

34.7% ▼ -14.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Windorah — higher than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Windorah34.7%
4481, QLD 30.3%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 34.7% of people helping out. This is far above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.

34.7% ▼ -14.3%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.5%
  • 2016: 43.5%
  • 2021: 34.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Residents are much less likely to provide unpaid care than people in most other areas. Only 14.7% care for children and 14.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures.

8.4% ▲ +62.8%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

14.7% ▼ -28.8%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

14.7% ▼ -34.0%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

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.

No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Windorah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33095/windorah/topic/community