15.8% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sale · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Sale since 2011, falling from 21.9% to 15.8% of the population. Despite this decline, the area remains more active in community support than the national average. High rates of Defence Force service also mark the local profile.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people in Sale volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care—a rate higher than most areas. This sits alongside 25.9% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Defence service is a standout feature in Sale, where 7.7% of people have served. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the national average of 2.8%.
7.7%
Higher than 95% of urban centre 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 Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213013/sale/topic/community