17.6% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woombye · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woombye
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.6% of people in Woombye volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, paired with a strong rate of people providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of residents helping out, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 29.0% of people care for children and 24.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above national levels. About 12.4% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.4% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 seen in 3.0% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the 2.8% across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Woombye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33151/woombye/topic/community