26.9% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community shows a high level of local involvement and a strong trend of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 26.9% of residents volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and has risen 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 16% of people providing care and 27.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, the 23.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.0% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4% of the population. This is a little above the 2.8% national figure and higher than most other areas.
4.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre 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 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214017/point-lonsdale-queenscliff/topic/community