10.0% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walloon · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Walloon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than three times the national rate of Defence veterans live in Walloon, though the area sees much lower levels of volunteering. While 7.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, only 10.0% of people volunteer, a figure that has fallen sharply since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Walloon are well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with the share of volunteers falling 10 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 32.6% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. General unpaid care is also a little above the national average at 13.9%, while about 20.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.9% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 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 very common in Walloon, where 7.3% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.3%
Higher than 93% 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 Walloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315097/walloon/topic/community