28.4% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge amount of unpaid support defines daily life in Sandy Flat, where nearly one in three people volunteer. This level of community contribution is far above the national average, making it one of the most active areas for local help.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.4% of residents giving their time. 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 work is a major part of life for many, as 27.0% of people provide care, which is far above the 11.9% national figure. This includes 33.8% caring for children and 28.4% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well above state and national levels.
27.0% ▲ +213.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 one in Sandy Flat has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian 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 Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13498/sandy-flat/topic/community