18.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Prairie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Prairie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in West Prairie volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is active in giving back, although it has much lower rates of unpaid care and housework than other areas. A notable 6.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon in West Prairie, where only 4.6% provide care and 12.3% do 15 or more hours of housework. These figures are well below the national averages, including the 26.3% of Australians who care for children unpaid.
4.6% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most areas. At 6.3%, this is a little above the Queensland rate and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Prairie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33040/west-prairie/topic/community