24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woopen Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woopen Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Woopen Creek spend their time volunteering, which is far above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is a key part of daily life, alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.2% of residents giving their time, which is 10 percentage points higher than in Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is prevalent, as 33.9% do 15 or more hours of housework and 16.9% provide unpaid care, both well above national figures. However, the 14.5% who provide unpaid childcare is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 33.9%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Woopen Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33155/woopen-creek/topic/community