18.4% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 6% of people in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas. This high level of service is paired with a strong volunteering rate that sits well above the national figure. It is a place where many residents contribute their time to others, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the ACT average but well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is down from 21.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 28.3% of people helping out, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than most areas at 19.3%.
12.0% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre 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% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 very common in the area, with 6.0% of people having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL802001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/community