11.3% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Sunbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare mark Sunbury compared to the rest of the country. While 30.4% of people provide unpaid child care, local volunteering has dropped to 11.3%, which is now much lower than most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of people in Sunbury volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a notable decline from 2011, when the rate was 15.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing care, a figure that is a little above the national level. This is driven by child care, where Sunbury's 30.4% is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.5% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Sunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21004/sunbury/topic/community