18.7% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodgate · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Woodgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Woodgate volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This local spirit of giving is reflected in high rates of community involvement and a strong presence of former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown since 2011, with 18.7% of residents now giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While very few people here provide unpaid childcare—far below the state figure—about 30.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national average. Unpaid care for others is at 12.8%, slightly above the state and national rates.
12.8% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.5% ▼ -72.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 common here, with 6.5% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Woodgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315105/woodgate/topic/community