15.0% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Westbrook · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Westbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Westbrook provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country. While 38.3% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have seen a slight decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national averages, though it has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 38.3% of residents providing unpaid childcare is among the highest for areas of this size, sitting 12 percentage points above the national figure. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing heavy housework are much lower than in most other areas.
10.8% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. At 4% of the population, the rate is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 61% 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 Westbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315099/westbrook/topic/community