11.1% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wulguru · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wulguru
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong connection to the military marks Wulguru, where 7.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%. Other forms of community involvement are generally lower than typical for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are quite low here, with only 11.1% of people helping out. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.1% of people providing help, which is a little above the national figure of 11.9%. About 25.3% care for children unpaid, and 20.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.1% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is very high in Wulguru, reaching 7.1%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Wulguru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33172/wulguru/topic/community