10.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Westmar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Westmar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 37.5% of people in Westmar spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the highest for domestic work. While home duties are common, other forms of community and military service are less frequent here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%. This level of participation is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people here manage heavy domestic loads, with 32.5% caring for children unpaid—well above the 26.3% national average. In contrast, only 10% provide general unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure.
10.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 37.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
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 Westmar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33050/westmar/topic/community