12.7% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walkervale - Avenell Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Walkervale - Avenell Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Walkervale - Avenell Heights than in most similar areas. While a high number of residents have served in the Defence Force, local volunteering has dropped since 2011. This mix of service and support defines how people contribute to their community here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 12.7% since 2011, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing support, a figure much higher than most similar areas. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid has fallen to 23.8% since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 high proportion of the community has a military connection, with 4.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 Walkervale - Avenell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011502/walkervale-avenell-heights/topic/community