15.5% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wakerley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wakerley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid childcare in Wakerley than in almost any other similar area. While 42% of residents care for children unpaid, other forms of community contribution are more typical for the region. This creates a profile where family responsibilities are a primary focus for a large portion of the population.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national and state figures of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.7% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here at 42%, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Other home duties are also more frequent than usual, with 23.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.0% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.0% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
About 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 3.9% across Queensland.
2.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wakerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031019/wakerley/topic/community