18.1% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodwark · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodwark
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.1% of people in Woodwark volunteer their time. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, with many residents contributing to local efforts and family care. The area is notably active in volunteering compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% recorded for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common, with 28.8% of people caring for children unpaid and 24% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 6.8%.
6.8% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Woodwark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33140/woodwark/topic/community