10.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandstone · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Sandstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 3.5% of people provide unpaid childcare in Sandstone, a figure far below the national average. The area shows very low levels of community volunteering and unpaid care work, though it has a higher proportion of veterans than most Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10.6% of people helping out. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is rare in the area; 0% of people provide unpaid care for others, and only 14.2% spend 15 or more hours on housework. These figures are well below the national average and have all fallen since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
3.5% ▼ -53.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.2% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Sandstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57630/sandstone/topic/community