26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sailors Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sailors Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Sailors Hill than in other parts of the country, with 26.9% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in a strong tradition of military service and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteering rate here is far above the national figure of 14.1% and the Victorian average of 13.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 25.4% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. While those caring for children are well below the state average, a little more than one in five people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
25.4% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Defence service is very common here, with 7.6% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22225/sailors-hill/topic/community