5.0% ▼ -71.5%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wujal Wujal · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wujal Wujal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 45% of people in Wujal Wujal (L) provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While family care is very common, other forms of community involvement and unpaid support are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Queensland average and has fallen by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 44.7%, though other forms of unpaid help are rare. No one reported doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, and only 9% provide general unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure.
9.0% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.7% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.5% of the population having served.
4.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Wujal Wujal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322135/wujal-wujal/topic/community