11.8% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sunbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Sunbury have volunteered since 2011, but more residents are now providing unpaid care. Around 30.9% of people here care for children without pay, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a community where family and care duties are a significant part of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people in Sunbury volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop of 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a high rate of unpaid work, with 23.1% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 20.1%, while 14.7% provide other forms of unpaid care, one of the highest rates for this level of area.
14.7% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
More for Sunbury
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Sunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041240/sunbury/topic/community