22.2% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Quaama · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Quaama
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Quaama than in the rest of the state, with 22.2% of residents giving their time. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure and stands out as a key feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people providing care and 29.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, the 19.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national rate of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality 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 Quaama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13298/quaama/topic/community