13.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woolmar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woolmar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Participation in unpaid work and volunteering has seen a slight decline since 2011 in Woolmar. This area is now more likely to have former Defence Force members than most similar places, though it has a lower rate of unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 22.3% of people caring for children, a figure well below the 26.5% seen across Queensland. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are also much fewer than in most other areas.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.7% of residents having served.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Woolmar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33145/woolmar/topic/community