15.7% —
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunshine Coast · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Sunshine Coast
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Sunshine Coast provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents step up to help at home, the proportion of people volunteering in the community has dropped since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. However, this is lower than most similar areas and represents a 5.0 point fall since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (23.1%) than most other places. Unpaid childcare is also common at 26.1%, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
11.8% —
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% —
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% —
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 4.0% of the population having served.
4.0%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) 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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36720/sunshine-coast/topic/community