28.3% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queenscliffe · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Queenscliffe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Queenscliffe volunteer than in most similar areas, with 28.3% of the community giving their time. While this is far above the national figure, the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area also shows a strong tendency toward unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 28.3% of residents are volunteers, which is far above the 14.1% national average. However, this figure has fallen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.5% providing care and 28.7% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well above Victorian figures. In contrast, the 21.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average.
16.5% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above both the Victorian and Australian figures.
3.9%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) 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 Queenscliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26080/queenscliffe/topic/community