4.0% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandgate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 4% of people in Sandgate volunteer, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. This is one of the lowest rates of community volunteering across similar areas. Residents are also much less likely to provide unpaid care or do significant housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 4% of the community volunteer here. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and among the lowest levels recorded for areas like this.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon in Sandgate, with only 8% of people providing such support. This is much lower than most areas, and the 12% who care for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.0% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.0% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% ▲ +100.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 3.6%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and higher than most similar areas.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13489/sandgate/topic/community