14.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sumner · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sumner
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Sumner than in most similar areas. While 38.1% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution and service are closer to the national typical.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 38.1% of residents who provide unpaid childcare is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing over 15 hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are lower than most areas.
11.5% ▲ +86.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.1% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Sumner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32689/sumner/topic/community