9.6% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waterford West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waterford West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Waterford West than in most other parts of the country. Only 9.6% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well below the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.6% of the community volunteers, a rate that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 12.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. Unpaid childcare for 24.8% of residents is a little below the Queensland average, while 17.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas.
12.2% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 little over 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Waterford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33005/waterford-west/topic/community