17.3% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Withcott · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Withcott
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Withcott provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support sits alongside a strong tradition of volunteering and community service. While some figures have dipped since 2011, the area remains more active in care and volunteering than most other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 20.3% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 35.4% of people caring for children and 28.2% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above state levels. General unpaid care has also risen, with 14.7% of residents providing support.
14.7% ▲ +43.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.3% of the population having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8% and about the same as the state average.
4.3%
Higher than 66% 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 Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315101/withcott/topic/community