9.4% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waterford West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Waterford West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped significantly in Waterford West since 2011, with only 9.4% of people now giving their time. This represents a notable decline in community activity compared to the rest of the region. While some forms of unpaid work have also fallen, other types of care have remained steady.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% figure for Queensland and Australia. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 13.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure similar to the national average. While the proportion of people doing heavy housework has fallen to 17.9%, those providing other types of unpaid care rose slightly to 12.4%.
12.4% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 2.6% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Waterford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311051328/waterford-west/topic/community