6.5% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunshine North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sunshine North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Sunshine North spend their spare time on unpaid work or volunteering. Only 6.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure and represents a decline since 2011. This pattern extends to home and family care, where participation is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare here, with only 6.5% of people helping out. This is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 20% of people caring for children and 14.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework. General unpaid care has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 10.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
10.1% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 0.8% of the population. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.8%
Lower than 95% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011337/sunshine-north/topic/community