24.2% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sassafras · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sassafras
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Sassafras volunteer, a figure far above the state and national averages. This community is highly active, with many residents dedicating their time to unpaid work and care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 24.2% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% recorded across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Sassafras, where 26.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. More people here also provide unpaid care for children (29.2%) and others (13.8%) compared to the national average.
13.8% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
About 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2% seen in Victoria and the 2.8% for Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Sassafras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22239/sassafras/topic/community