15.4% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weipa · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Weipa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare mark Weipa as a distinct community compared to similar areas. While many people here help raise children, there are far fewer residents providing general unpaid care or spending long hours on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 30.6%, well above the 26.3% national average. However, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework is among the lowest in the country.
5.8% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
Around 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.4%
Lower than 55% of urban centre 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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315098/weipa/topic/community