39.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Gully · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Gully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 39% of residents in Sandy Gully volunteer, placing it among the highest areas for community involvement. This high level of engagement is mirrored in the home, where many more people provide unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 39% of people helping out. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more frequent than in most areas, with 35.1% of people caring for children and another 35.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, those providing general unpaid care make up 10.4% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
10.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 35.1%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.9% seen across Western Australia.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Sandy Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51327/sandy-gully/topic/community