Woocoo · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Woocoo

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

About 32.7% of people in Woocoo do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This is a high figure for the area, though very few residents are involved in volunteering or unpaid care roles.

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📍 Woocoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Woocoo sits — Volunteers

5.8%
  • 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 Woocoo — lower than 94% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Woocoo5.8%
4620, QLD 18.5%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 5.8% of residents are volunteers, which is well below the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.

5.8%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 32.7% of people do significant unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—very few residents provide other types of care. Unpaid childcare at 7.7% and general unpaid care at 0.0% are both far below state and national levels.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

7.7%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 7.7%

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

32.7%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.7%
  • 2021: 32.7%

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.

People who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure 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 Woocoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33127/woocoo/topic/community