22.3% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wilston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wilston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Wilston volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than in most other areas. This strong spirit of giving stands well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, though it has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.3% of the population are volunteers. This is well above the national figure, although the number of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.1% of people providing this care, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 26.5%. Meanwhile, 11.9% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
11.9% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Around 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Wilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031129/wilston/topic/community