13.1% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sailors Gully · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sailors Gully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most areas, unpaid care is a standout feature of life in Sailors Gully. While volunteer rates are low, a significant number of residents provide unpaid support to others in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.7% of people doing so, well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is alongside 24.1% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is also well above the national average.
18.7% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Sailors Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22224/sailors-gully/topic/community