33.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sebastopol · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sebastopol
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 33.3% of residents in Sebastopol volunteer their time, which is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales. This community is remarkably active in unpaid work, though it has fewer people caring for children than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One third of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 45.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. However, the 21.4% of residents caring for children unpaid is well below the national average of 26.3%.
11.9% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.2% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 45.2%
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 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Sebastopol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13528/sebastopol/topic/community