7.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in community activity defines Woodlands, where only 7% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While formal volunteering is low, more people here take on heavy workloads at home compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home life is busy here, with 27% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a slightly higher rate of people caring for children unpaid at 28%, though only 10% provide other types of unpaid care.
10.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33135/woodlands/topic/community