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