11.1% —
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandstone Point - Ningi · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sandstone Point - Ningi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Sandstone Point - Ningi involves a high level of unpaid home and care work, though community volunteering has dropped. Only 11.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen sharply since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Sandstone Point - Ningi is well below the national figure of 14.1%. The proportion of people volunteering fell by 15 points since the last census, leaving it much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 15.2% doing so, while 26.8% do over 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, although the 22.6% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
15.2% —
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 strong military connection exists here, as 6.3% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
6.3%
Higher than 89% 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 Sandstone Point - Ningi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314021/sandstone-point-ningi/topic/community