9.9% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunshine Acres · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sunshine Acres
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, but unpaid care work is much more common in Sunshine Acres (L). While only 9.9% of the population volunteers, a high number of residents are dedicated to looking after children and other family members at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well below the national figure of 14.1%, with only 9.9% of people helping out. This is a notable drop from 2011, when the rate was 14.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 16.1% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 27.4% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure that has risen sharply since 2011.
16.1% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +127.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 5.2% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.2%
Higher than 81% 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 Sunshine Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321097/sunshine-acres/topic/community