21.7% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sorrento · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sorrento
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Sorrento than in the typical Australian community. This spirit of giving is a standout feature of the area, with 21.7% of residents offering their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.7% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.9% of people providing support and 23.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures above the national average. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 19.6%.
13.9% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.1% of residents have served, which is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria and 2.8% for Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Sorrento [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22306/sorrento/topic/community