19.3% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flynn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Flynn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Caregiving roles have grown in Flynn, where 33.8% of people now provide unpaid childcare. This reflects a community that is much more involved in unpaid work and volunteering than most other areas. While some activity has dipped, the area remains a strong hub for helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a high rate compared to most areas, although it fell 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees much higher rates of unpaid work, with 14.0% of people providing care and 23.0% doing over 15 hours of housework. Providing unpaid childcare is especially common here at 33.8%, a figure that rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
14.0% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 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 much more common here than in most areas, with 5.0% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 88% 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 Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011009/flynn/topic/community