10.5% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandringham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandringham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 13% of people provide unpaid care in Sandringham, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While a fair few residents handle house chores, a smaller share take part in formal volunteering compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.7% of residents providing support, though the 21.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the Australian average.
13.7% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force at 1.5%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
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 Sandringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13493/sandringham/topic/community