12.2% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walkerston · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Walkerston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and general unpaid care define Walkerston compared to similar areas. While 31.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, other forms of community contribution and service are less common than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 14.5% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 31.3% of people providing unpaid care for children, well above the 26.3% national figure. In contrast, people providing other types of unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are much less common than in most areas.
10.9% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with 2.6% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre 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 Walkerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315096/walkerston/topic/community