45.2% ▲ +60.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 45.2% of people in West Point volunteer, a figure that has grown significantly since 2011. This high level of community involvement makes the area stand out far above both the state and national averages. While volunteering is common, other forms of service like defence duty are rare here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally high in West Point, with 45.2% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% figure seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 48.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework and 16.1% provide unpaid care, which is well above national levels. However, no one here reports caring for children unpaid, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%.
16.1% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
48.4% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 48.4%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with 0.0% of residents having served. This is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 West Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33039/west-point/topic/community