Sandergrove · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Sandergrove

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Almost 40% of residents in Sandergrove volunteer their time, making it one of the most active areas for community service. This spirit of helping out extends into the home, where a huge proportion of people take on significant unpaid housework.

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📍 Sandergrove, Suburb / Locality

Where Sandergrove sits — Volunteers

37.5%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandergrove — higher than 92% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Sandergrove37.5%
5255, SA 23.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 37.5% of people helping out, which is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and 14.1% nationally.

37.5%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.2%
  • 2021: 37.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

About 40.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure far above the national 20.7%. While 27.8% care for children unpaid, only 9.7% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.

9.7%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

27.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

40.3%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 40.3%

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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.

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 Sandergrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41301/sandergrove/topic/community