18.0% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandgate - Shorncliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sandgate - Shorncliffe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011, yet 18% of people in Sandgate - Shorncliffe still give their time to help others. This is a high figure compared to the rest of the country. Residents here are also more likely than most to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of people volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is a decline of 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13% of people providing support. Meanwhile, 26.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Sandgate - Shorncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041044/sandgate-shorncliffe/topic/community