14.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandringham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandringham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in unpaid work defines Sandringham, where the share of people doing heavy housework is well above the national figure. While 29.8% of residents spend 15 hours or more on housework weekly, the area sees much lower rates of childcare and general caregiving compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people in Sandringham volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 19.1%, well below the national average. Similarly, the 8.5% of people providing general unpaid care is well below the Australian figure.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 Sandringham has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure.
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 Sandringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32510/sandringham/topic/community