14.8% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wivenhoe Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wivenhoe Pocket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual provide unpaid care in Wivenhoe Pocket, though volunteer rates are common. While 13.9% of residents provide unpaid care, a striking 5.8% have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.8% of people volunteer here, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 28.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, those caring for children unpaid are fewer than in most areas, at 23.4%.
13.9% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 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 very common here, with 5.8% of residents having served. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Wivenhoe Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33107/wivenhoe-pocket/topic/community