12.4% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queenton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Queenton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.9% of people in Queenton provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most similar areas. This low rate of caregiving is part of a broader trend of lower community and household participation across the suburb.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 12.4% of residents giving their time, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving roles are less frequent in Queenton, as 21.3% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the Queensland figure of 26.5%. This is consistent with other home duties, as those doing 15 or more hours of housework and those providing general unpaid care are both much lower than in most areas.
8.9% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Queenton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32376/queenton/topic/community