13.9% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sackville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sackville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Sackville has remained steady over the last decade, though home life takes up a significant amount of time for residents. About 27.8% of people spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the share of people providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 9.8%, a high 27.8% of residents spend significant time on housework, which is well above the national figure.
9.8% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
Only 1.5% of people in Sackville have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality 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 Sackville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13473/sackville/topic/community