37.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Womalilla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Womalilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 37.7% of people in Womalilla volunteer their time, far exceeding the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in daily life, with many residents taking on significant unpaid roles at home and in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 37.7% of residents giving their time, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents manage heavy workloads at home; 37.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 32.1% care for children, both far above national figures. However, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 9.4%, which is a little below the Australian average.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the 3.9% for Queensland and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Womalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33113/womalilla/topic/community