16.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunderland Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sunderland Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than average share of residents in Sunderland Bay give their time to others, with 16.7% of the community volunteering. This level of engagement is well above the Victorian average and reflects a community with a strong habit of helping out.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 26.9% of people providing unpaid childcare is about the same as the state and national figures, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly is well above the national average at 24.5%.
12.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Sunderland Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22393/sunderland-bay/topic/community