34.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sheep Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sheep Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap exists between Sheep Hills and the rest of the country when it comes to giving back. Over a third of the people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.8% of people pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people handle a heavy load of unpaid work, with 34.8% caring for children and 34.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures far above the national average. In contrast, no one in the area provides unpaid care for those with disabilities or the elderly.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Sheep Hills has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Sheep Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22270/sheep-hills/topic/community