17.2% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queenscliff · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Queenscliff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Queenscliff volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement stands out in a place where unpaid care and housework are far less common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is strong here, with 17.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas. Only 9.2% of people provide unpaid care, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (15.9%) are well below the national figure of 20.7%.
9.2% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13309/queenscliff/topic/community