24.3% ▼ -41.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walkerville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walkerville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark Walkerville compared to most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, and the area has a very strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.3% of people volunteer here, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—only 9% provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.0% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
Military service is common in Walkerville, with 8.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% national average and among the highest rates for similar areas.
8.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality 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 Walkerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22653/walkerville/topic/community