10.9% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyreema · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wyreema
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Wyreema than in most similar areas, but a very high number of residents provide unpaid childcare. This contrast highlights a community where family care is a priority, even as formal volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 16.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 38.1% of people providing this care—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
12.0% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.1% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 75% 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 Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315106/wyreema/topic/community