13.4% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandgate · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Sandgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher rate of military service marks Sandgate, where 3.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. While civic volunteering has dropped over the last decade, the area sees a high level of people providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most other areas. This figure has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the national and state figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 28.9% of residents provide unpaid child care. Other care roles are more typical, with 12.1% providing general unpaid care and 20.4% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
12.1% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
The 3.8% of people who served in the Defence Force is much higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%, and about the same as the Queensland rate.
3.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30204/sandgate/topic/community