34.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sutton Grange · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sutton Grange
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 21 percentage point gap separates Sutton Grange from the state average in volunteer rates. This community is highly active, with 34.1% of people volunteering and a very strong culture of providing unpaid care for others and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in most other areas. At 34.1%, the rate is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Sutton Grange, with 39.8% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This goes along with a high rate of unpaid care, as 19.5% provide care for others and 32.5% care for children, both well above the national average.
19.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 39.8%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Sutton Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22403/sutton-grange/topic/community