16.1% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodstock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodstock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher-than-average share of residents in Woodstock have served in the Defence Force, with 4.9% of the population having that experience. This military connection sits alongside a community where volunteering is slightly more common than it is across Queensland or the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of activity is around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 11.2% of people provide unpaid care—about the same as the national average—a much higher share do heavy housework. Those spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework sit well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
11.2% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas. At 4.9%, the proportion of people who served is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33139/woodstock/topic/community