0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people do unpaid care work in Sandy Creek than in most other areas. While volunteering is non-existent here, a large portion of the population spends significant time supporting others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in the area reported volunteering, a figure far below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 22.7% of people providing care and 36.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, the 22.7% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
22.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 36.4%
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 residents reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13495/sandy-creek/topic/community