13.8% ▼ -50.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wonga Beach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wonga Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people handle heavy housework than in most areas, which shapes daily life in Wonga Beach (L). While 27.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid chores, other community activities like volunteering have seen a sharp decline.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly, with the share of people who volunteer falling from 27.8% in 2011 to 13.8% in 2021. This is now lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for similar areas. While 12.4% provide other unpaid care, 27.8% do significant housework, a figure well above the Queensland and national averages of 20.7%.
12.4% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas, but about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Lower than 64% 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 Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321111/wonga-beach/topic/community