15.1% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wurtulla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wurtulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A slightly higher share of residents in Wurtulla provide unpaid care and have served in the military compared to national figures. While 12.5% of people provide unpaid care, the area also has a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas but remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Wurtulla provide unpaid care for children than in most areas, with 27.5% doing so. This is a little above the national figure, while 21.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.5% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.2% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Wurtulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33177/wurtulla/topic/community