21.2% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queanbeyan Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Queanbeyan Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Queanbeyan Surrounds volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This area shows a strong trend of community involvement across unpaid work, caregiving, and previous military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.2% of residents are volunteers, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.2% of people caring for children and 25.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the national average. Additionally, the 13.5% of people providing unpaid care is a little above the New South Wales figure.
13.5% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 this area, with 8.0% of people having served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the 2.8% national average.
8.0%
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021611/queanbeyan-surrounds/topic/community