15.1% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woongoolba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woongoolba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define the community profile of Woongoolba. Around 16% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most other areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is common here, with 33.8% of people caring for children unpaid, well above the Queensland figure of 26.5%. This is consistent with more people doing significant housework and providing general unpaid care than in most other areas.
16.0% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 small number of people have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%, which is a little below the state average.
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 Woongoolba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33154/woongoolba/topic/community