18.2% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walkers Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walkers Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of housework is seen in Walkers Point than across the country, with 43.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work a week. This community is active in both official and unofficial roles, from high levels of volunteering to a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 16.7% of people provide care and 43.9% do significant housework, which is far above the national figure. However, the 19.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 43.9%
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 more common here than in most other areas. The 6.3% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian rate of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Walkers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32958/walkers-point/topic/community