32.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Quandary · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Quandary
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Quandary, where nearly a third of the population volunteers. This high level of community involvement is far above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.6% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 21.7% of people providing care—a rate well above the national figure. While 28.3% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, only 19.6% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the New South Wales rate of 25.3%.
21.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
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 Quandary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13302/quandary/topic/community