9.5% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunshine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sunshine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Sunshine engage in unpaid work or volunteering compared to most other areas. Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, and the numbers for unpaid care are much lower than both the state and national figures. This trend of lower community participation has become more pronounced over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Sunshine have fallen to 9.5% since 2011. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10.7% of people providing unpaid care. This includes 21.9% who care for children and 16.4% who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below national levels.
10.7% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.4% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 1.1% of residents having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Victorian average.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 Sunshine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011336/sunshine/topic/community