11.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyalla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyalla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark contrast in home life has emerged in Wyalla, where unpaid caring roles are now far more common than in other areas. While few people volunteer in the community, over half the population provides unpaid childcare. This highlights a shift toward intensive family support over broader civic participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of people in Wyalla volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are very common here, with 53.8% of people looking after children unpaid—far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with 23.1% of residents providing general unpaid care, though only 11.5% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the Queensland average.
23.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
53.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
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.
No one in Wyalla has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Wyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33181/wyalla/topic/community