10.3% —
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Sunbury (Western Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Sunbury than in most other parts of the country. While only 10.3% of residents give their time to volunteer work, a higher proportion of the community is involved in unpaid care for children and others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2016, when 15.5% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.5% of people providing care and 28.4% caring for children—both figures are a little above the Victorian and national averages. About 21.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the state average.
14.5% —
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% —
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 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.
Around 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 69% 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 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27907/sunbury/topic/community