20.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wandoan · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wandoan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 20% of people in Wandoan volunteer, a figure well above the state and national averages. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, although the proportion of volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia. This is higher than most similar areas, despite a small 1.2 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a major part of life here, with 28.5% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 24.1% care for children unpaid, and 10.3% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below state and national levels.
10.3% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 1.3% of the population. This is among the lowest levels for this type of area and sits a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.3%
Lower than 91% 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 Wandoan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322132/wandoan/topic/community