9.3% ▼ -60.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Quambone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Quambone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in formal volunteering in Quambone, but many more are focused on family needs. Only 9.3% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. However, the area has a strong focus on child care, with nearly 30% of people caring for children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%. Only 9.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is a major focus here, with 29.9% of people providing this support, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.6%) and those providing general unpaid care (9.3%) are both lower than most other areas.
9.3% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
No one in Quambone has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Quambone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13300/quambone/topic/community