13.5% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woody Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woody Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people have served in the Defence Force in Woody Point than in most similar areas. While 5% of residents are veterans, other forms of community contribution like volunteering and childcare are generally lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most other areas and slightly below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 12.7% of residents provide unpaid care, while the proportion of people caring for children is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 20.2%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.7% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 a standout feature for Woody Point, with 5% of the population having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Woody Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33141/woody-point/topic/community