30.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Crossing
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people now volunteer in Sandy Crossing compared to previous years. About 30.4% of the population gives their time to others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 30.4% compared to 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are among the highest at this level, with 21.7% doing so, which is well above the national figure. About 26.1% care for children unpaid, which is around the middle for its level.
21.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
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, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
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 Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13497/sandy-crossing/topic/community