24.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Conway · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Conway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Conway volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.1% of people helping out. This is far above the Queensland figure of 14.1% and well above the same national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—others give a lot of time to the home. About 15.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas, and 25.3% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
15.7% ▲ +66.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Defence service is common in Conway, where 7.1% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Conway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30668/conway/topic/community