6.8% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunshine West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sunshine West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Sunshine West than they were a decade ago. Only 6.8% of residents now volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 6.8%, the proportion of volunteers is among the lowest for similar areas. 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 child care is much lower than most areas at 21.2%, while 16.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, the number of people providing general unpaid care rose to 12.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.5% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
Only 0.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the Victorian average of 2.0%.
0.7%
Lower than 96% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011338/sunshine-west/topic/community