19.1% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Quirindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Quirindi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Quirindi volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. While local volunteering has dropped since 2011, the town still sees much more community activity than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure. This is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.4% of people providing care and 24.1% doing over 15 hours of housework, both higher than most areas. However, the 22.3% who care for children unpaid is much lower than in most other places.
13.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
About 2.8% of the community has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Quirindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041201/quirindi/topic/community