13.9% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandgate · State Electorate
Community Participation in Sandgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped significantly in Sandgate since 2011, falling by 11 percentage points to reach 13.9%. Despite this decline, a high number of residents still contribute their time to others, particularly through childcare. This community sees more people caring for children unpaid than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 13.9% of residents who volunteer is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, though it is much lower than it was a decade ago.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a major focus here, with 30.0% of people providing unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 12.3% providing general unpaid care and 21.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework per week.
12.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 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.
A higher proportion of people in Sandgate have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.0% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian average.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30074/sandgate/topic/community