Wyuna · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Wyuna

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Wyuna than in other similar areas, with 38.5% of residents doing so. This high level of family support is a standout feature of the area, though other forms of community service and care are less common.

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📍 Wyuna, Suburb / Locality

Where Wyuna sits — Volunteers

17.9% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wyuna — lower than 51% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Wyuna17.9%
4871, QLD 13.9%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.

17.9% —

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45.2%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 38.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far above the national figure of 26.3%—other forms of unpaid work are less frequent. Only 10.3% provide general unpaid care, and 17.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are lower than most areas.

10.3% —

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

38.5% —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 38.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

17.9% —

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 17.9%

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 uncommon in Wyuna, where 0.0% of the population has served. This is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.

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 Wyuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33191/wyuna/topic/community