25.7% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.7% of people in Sandford volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines the area's social landscape, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four residents volunteers here, which is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 14.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the Victorian average—nearly 30% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure.
11.9% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.7% ▼ -38.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below both the state and national figures.
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 Sandford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22230/sandford/topic/community