17.0% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandgate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Sandgate has remained steady over the last decade. A standout feature of the area is the high number of veterans, with 4.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and exceeds the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are around the middle for similar areas. At 17.0%, Sandgate is a little above both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.6% of people providing such support, which is a little above the Queensland figure. About 25.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, while 20.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.6% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 very prominent here, with 4.7% of the population having served. This is much higher than most areas and is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32508/sandgate/topic/community