10.5% ▼ -52.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Hollow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Hollow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Sandy Hollow provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most similar areas. This level of family support stands out in a place where formal volunteering is much lower than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 15.1% of people provide care and 28.9% look after children, both of which are well above the state and national figures. However, only 15.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than in most other areas.
15.1% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
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.
A high proportion of the community has a military background, with 4.7% of people having served in the Defence Force, slightly above the state and national figures.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Hollow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13501/sandy-hollow/topic/community