16.6% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Florey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Florey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in eight people in Florey provide unpaid care, reflecting a strong trend of residents supporting others at home. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, the area remains more active in community support than most similar places. This creates a local environment where family and service-based care are central to daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the national average, though it has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing support, a figure much higher than most areas. This includes 29.3% who care for children unpaid—which is a little above the national figure—and 20.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.7% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian average, though a little below the figure for the ACT.
4.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Florey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011008/florey/topic/community