38.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sleaford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sleaford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Sleaford give their time to volunteering, a rate far above the national figure. This strong community spirit is a standout feature for the area, even though few residents provide unpaid care or have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for similar areas, with 38.7% of residents helping out. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% recorded across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 9.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas. This is reflected in the very low 9.7% of people caring for children unpaid, though 22.6% still do at least 15 hours of housework a week.
9.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Sleaford has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Sleaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41345/sleaford/topic/community