20.7% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willowvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willowvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure of 14.1%, 20.7% of people in Willowvale volunteer their time. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, which also sees a notably higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.7% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with 9.8% providing care—a figure much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 23.9% look after children unpaid, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.8% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.3% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Willowvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33081/willowvale/topic/community