30.1% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three residents in Sandy Point volunteer their time, making it a place with exceptionally high community spirit. While few people here provide unpaid care for children, many more spend significant time on housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.1% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a major part of local life, with 31.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, only 18.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
10.6% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as Victoria's 2.0%.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22236/sandy-point/topic/community