22.0% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Sandy Creek do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework a week, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active in supporting others, with very high rates of volunteering and unpaid care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22% of people helping out, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much higher than most areas, with 17.6% of residents providing support. While child care is slightly below the national figure at 24.5%, 35.2% of people do heavy housework, far exceeding the Australian rate of 20.7%.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 35.2%
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.
A larger than usual share of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 3.7% compared to 2% in Victoria.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22235/sandy-creek/topic/community