14.6% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woongarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woongarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Woongarra provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While volunteer rates are typical for the region, more residents here are involved in unpaid care work compared to state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid support is common here, with 13.8% of people giving unpaid care and 23.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are a little above the state and national averages.
13.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.7% of residents having this experience.
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 Woongarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33153/woongarra/topic/community