16.5% —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is a strong part of life in Sandringham, where volunteering is well above the state average. While 16.5% of people volunteer, this figure has fallen from 22.7% since 2016. The area also sees a high level of unpaid care and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas. The 16.5% rate is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria, although it has dropped by 6.2 percentage points since the last census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 14.2% of residents providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. This sits alongside a higher-than-average 28.0% of people who care for children unpaid.
14.2% —
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than in most similar areas and is about the same as the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
2.2%
Lower than 73% of state electorate 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 Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27406/sandringham/topic/community