14.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wonga Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wonga Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid home duties stands out in Wonga Beach, where 28.2% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure. Other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering and defence service, are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the state and national figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.1% of residents provide unpaid care and 24.5% look after children for free, the most notable figure is the 28.2% who do significant unpaid housework, which is well above the Queensland and Australian averages.
13.1% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
Around 3.1% of people in Wonga Beach have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national levels.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33122/wonga-beach/topic/community