16.1% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sanderson · State Electorate
Community Participation in Sanderson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Sanderson provide unpaid childcare, marking it as the most common form of community contribution here. This high level of family care sits alongside a strong presence of Defence Force veterans. While many residents give back to others, the proportion of local volunteers has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.1% of people helping out, while 11.9% provide other types of unpaid care—a figure that rose 3.8 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, 19.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is lower than in most areas.
11.9% ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of the population being veterans. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Sanderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70023/sanderson/topic/community