22.2% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wilston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wilston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Wilston volunteer their time, making it a community where local involvement is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of participation stands out against both state and national figures, showing a strong trend of residents giving back to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%. This rate of participation is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children unpaid is a little more common here than across Australia at 28.8%. However, the 11.6% of people providing other unpaid care is lower than most areas, and the 19.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most places.
11.6% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Wilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33089/wilston/topic/community