29.4% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Quantong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Quantong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Quantong than in most other areas. Nearly 30% of residents give their time to others, which is double the national figure. This creates a strong culture of community contribution across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.4% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant commitment for many, as 28.0% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on it, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.3% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in other areas. Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Quantong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22133/quantong/topic/community