Floraville · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Floraville

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More than 32% of people in Floraville provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This highlight of the local community shows a high level of family support, though volunteer rates are lower than in most similar areas.

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📍 Floraville, Suburb / Locality

Where Floraville sits — Volunteers

15.3% ▼ -15.6%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Floraville — lower than 64% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Floraville15.3%
2280, NSW 13.4%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.3% of residents volunteer their time. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, though it remains lower than in most other similar areas.

15.3% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Family care is very common here, with 32.7% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 13.4% provide other types of unpaid care and 22.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.

13.4% ▲ +4.1%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

32.7% ▼ -13.0%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.5%
  • 2016: 37.4%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.8% ▼ -9.3%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.2%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 22.8%

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.

About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is roughly the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

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 Floraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11538/floraville/topic/community