18.1% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canberra - Queanbeyan · Urban Area
Community Participation in Canberra - Queanbeyan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Strong community ties define life in Canberra - Queanbeyan, where 18.1% of people volunteer their time. This level of participation is much higher than in most other areas and well above the national figure. It reflects a population that is highly engaged in local activities and supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While volunteering is far more common here than across Australia, the number of people giving their time has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 28.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than in most areas. In contrast, the 19.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than the usual figure for similar places.
12.0% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 84% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 very common here, with 6.1% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for areas of this size and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 92% of urban area 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/8001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/community