18.8% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandringham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandringham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Sandringham give their time to volunteering, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community engagement is a standout feature of the area. Residents are also more likely than most to provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%, with 18.8% of the population pitching in.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 13.7% doing so. This includes 27.2% who care for children unpaid, while 20.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 common in Sandringham, with 2.2% of people having served, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Sandringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22234/sandringham/topic/community