32.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandigo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandigo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Sandigo than in the rest of the country. About 32.8% of residents give their time to help others, which is more than double the national figure. This strong level of community involvement stands out against most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.8% of people pitching in. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a bigger part of life here than in most areas, with 26.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. While 26.6% provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national figure—only 9.4% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the state and national rates.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
No one in Sandigo has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which sit at 2.3% and 2.8% respectively.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Sandigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13490/sandigo/topic/community