11.3% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunnybank Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sunnybank Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Sunnybank Hills involves more time spent on family duties than community work. While 27.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, volunteers make up only 11.3% of the population. This low level of volunteering is much lower than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling 5.2 percentage points to 11.3%. This figure is a little below the national and state mark of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, with 27.9% doing so. In contrast, those providing general unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas, at 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 74% 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 Sunnybank Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061080/sunnybank-hills/topic/community