11.8% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunbury - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sunbury - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of residents in Sunbury - West provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community with high levels of caregiving, though formal volunteering remains slightly lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 11.8% of people volunteer their time, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 15.2% of people providing unpaid care and 30.8% looking after children unpaid. This is well above the 26.3% national figure for childcare. Around 21.7% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national average.
15.2% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is about the same as the 2.8% figure for Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Sunbury - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041541/sunbury-west/topic/community