11.5% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunnybank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sunnybank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has seen a shift in Sunnybank, where figures for volunteering and unpaid care are now lower than in many other areas. Only 11.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 11.5% of people in Sunnybank volunteer, a result that is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Queensland average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere, with only 9.5% of people providing such care. This is a little below the national figure, and the number of people caring for children is also well below the Australian average at 22.5%.
9.5% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
About 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32694/sunnybank/topic/community