25.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.6% of people in Sandy Hill volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to help others than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four residents volunteer here, which 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.
While few people here provide unpaid childcare (7.7%) or spend 15+ hours on housework (15.4%), the area has one of the highest rates of unpaid care for others at 23.1%, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%.
23.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.7% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates of around 2% to 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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13500/sandy-hill/topic/community