12.2% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queanbeyan West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Queanbeyan West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 6.5% of people in Queanbeyan West have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas. While this is a strong service community, other forms of local involvement are less common. About 12.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 12.2% of people helping out. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a big part of life here, with 29.8% of people providing unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 13.0% provide other forms of unpaid care, while 18.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little below the state average.
13.0% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in the area. At 6.5%, the proportion of people who have served is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Queanbeyan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13306/queanbeyan-west/topic/community