15.6% ▼ -52.0%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunset Strip · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sunset Strip
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Sunset Strip provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the Victorian and national averages. This strong focus on family care stands out in a community where other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are more typical.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. However, this is a sharp drop from 2011, when volunteering sat at 32.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.1% seen across Victoria. This is consistent with the high number of people caring for children unpaid, which rose to 29.6% since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 1.7% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 88% 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 Sunset Strip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221068/sunset-strip/topic/community