25.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Walker · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Walker
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one quarter of people in Mount Walker give their time to volunteering, making it a place where residents are far more active in their community than in other areas. This strong spirit of helping out is reflected in the high number of people who provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 25.9% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 22.2% of people providing support—far above the national figure of 11.9%. While this is among the highest levels for similar areas, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 18.5%.
22.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 more common in Mount Walker than in most areas, with 5.8% of people having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Mount Walker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32035/mount-walker/topic/community