9.9% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunshine Acres · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sunshine Acres
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more unpaid care is provided in the daily lives of Sunshine Acres residents compared to other areas. While only 9.9% of people volunteer, there is a strong focus on home and family support, with a high number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.9% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is a major part of life in Sunshine Acres. Much higher than most areas, 16.1% provide unpaid care, and 25.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
16.1% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas. At 5.2%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Sunshine Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32699/sunshine-acres/topic/community