3.7% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walterhall · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walterhall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 3.7% of people volunteer in Walterhall, a figure that is far below the national average. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in other areas, including a much smaller proportion of residents providing unpaid childcare and housework compared to other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low here, with only 3.7% of residents taking part. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits far below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 11.8% of people provide unpaid childcare and 16.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
11.0% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
A higher number of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland figure.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Walterhall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32976/walterhall/topic/community