9.1% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Woodridge are involved in unpaid community roles and housework compared to the state average. Only 9.1% of the population volunteers, which is a striking gap when compared to the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 9.1%, the rate is well below the national and state figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are less common in Woodridge, with only 16.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well below the 20.7% state figure. Similarly, the 23.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.2% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
About 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33138/woodridge/topic/community