18.4% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodgate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 7% of people in Woodgate have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. This small community shows a strong commitment to service and home life, with high rates of volunteering and housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 10.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher proportion of residents (30.6%) spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.3% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.8% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
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.
Military service is more common in Woodgate than in most similar areas. About 6.8% of residents have served, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Woodgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33133/woodgate/topic/community