13.3% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walkerston - Eton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Walkerston - Eton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Walkerston - Eton are volunteering and doing unpaid housework than they were in 2011. While the local volunteer rate has dropped to 13.3%, a very high 30.1% of residents still provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.3% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a drop of 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 30.1% of people caring for children and 23.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above state and national levels. Meanwhile, 11.4% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure that rose slightly since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 less common here than in most similar areas. About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 63% 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 Walkerston - Eton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021357/walkerston-eton/topic/community