45.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
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.
A massive 45.5% of people in Sandy Creek volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This makes the area one of the most active for volunteering compared to similar places. Local residents also contribute significant unpaid care to others in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly half the population volunteers, a rate far above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest for areas of this size.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 21.2% of people doing so, well above the New South Wales figure of 11.5%. This includes 30.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian average.
21.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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/SAL13496/sandy-creek/topic/community