10.1% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walligan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walligan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Walligan involves a high level of unpaid work and care at home. While only 10.1% of people volunteer in the community, nearly 30% spend a significant amount of time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home activity is consistent with 15.9% of people providing unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
15.9% ▲ +97.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 68% 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 Walligan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32967/walligan/topic/community