22.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sunnyside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering sets Sunnyside apart from most similar areas. About 22.4% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.4% of people taking part. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 24.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure a little below the national average of 26.3%. Unpaid care and housework are less common here than in most areas, with 10.2% providing unpaid care.
10.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the 3.9% seen across Queensland and a little below the 2.8% national 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 Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32696/sunnyside/topic/community