12.2% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunnybank · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Sunnybank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27.4% of people in Sunnybank provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most other areas. While child care is common, other forms of community support and service are less frequent here. This includes lower rates of volunteering and defence service compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Sunnybank, falling 4.9 percentage points since 2011 to 12.2%. This is much lower than most areas and sits slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common at 27.4%, which is a little above the Australian average. However, other unpaid work is less frequent, with only 10.3% of people providing general unpaid care and 19.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
10.3% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Sunnybank, where only 1.8% of people have served. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 83% 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 Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30306/sunnybank/topic/community