16.5% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queanbeyan · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Queanbeyan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering since 2011 marks a shift in how people engage in Queanbeyan, though the area remains more active than most. Despite this drop, 16.5% of residents still give their time to others, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people in Queanbeyan volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the state average. However, this is 2.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most areas, with 29.6% of people providing this care. Meanwhile, 12.2% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.2% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 very high 8.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% national average, placing Queanbeyan among the highest for military service at this level.
8.2%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10102/queanbeyan/topic/community