49.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Qualeup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Qualeup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Qualeup volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is exceptionally active in unpaid work, though fewer people here provide unpaid care for children compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 50% of people volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 44.4% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—only 22.2% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Australian average.
9.5% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
44.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 44.4%
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 little above the national and state figures, 4.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Qualeup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51269/qualeup/topic/community