20.2% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wilkesdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wilkesdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 20% of people in Wilkesdale volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is a standout feature of the area, where residents are more likely to give their time than those in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of the population volunteers, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages by 6.1 percentage points.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.5% of people providing such care—well above the national figure. This is despite the fact that people caring for children unpaid (17.9%) is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 share of residents than in most similar areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of people having this experience.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Wilkesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33076/wilkesdale/topic/community