23.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sanderston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sanderston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high level of community spirit defines Sanderston, where residents are far more likely to volunteer than people in most other areas. About 23.5% of the population gives their time to help others, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.5% of people helping out, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas, a higher than usual 27.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Unpaid care for others is also a little below the national figure at 10.3%.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
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 Sanderston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41302/sanderston/topic/community