14.5% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queanbeyan - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Queanbeyan - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual have served in the Defence Force in Queanbeyan - East, where 8.3% of residents are veterans. While military service is high, other types of community contribution like volunteering and unpaid care are generally lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 16.0% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with only 16.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.8% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for this level at 8.3%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
8.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Queanbeyan - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021010/queanbeyan-east/topic/community