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Woodridge · State Electorate

Community Participation in Woodridge

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

Daily life in Woodridge involves high levels of family support, though formal community involvement is low. While many residents help out at home, only 8.6% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

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📍 Woodridge, State Electorate

Where Woodridge sits — Volunteers

8.6% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Woodridge — lower than 91% of areas.

Woodridge8.6%
Greater Brisbane 13.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Very few people in Woodridge volunteer, with only 8.6% doing so. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Queensland average of 14.1%.

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8.6% —

Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Family care is a priority here, as 28.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. However, the 17.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well below the Australian average of 20.7%.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is uncommon in the area. Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.

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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30093/woodridge/topic/community