12.1% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walkerston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walkerston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Walkerston has shifted over the last decade, now marked by a strong focus on family duties. While volunteer rates are lower than usual, over 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare. This makes the area stand out for its high level of parental care compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people in Walkerston volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below both the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here, with 30.9% of residents doing so—well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the 10.7% who provide other types of unpaid care is lower than most areas.
10.7% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Walkerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32959/walkerston/topic/community