27.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Long Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Long Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people get involved in their community in Long Flat than in most similar areas. A striking 27.1% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.1% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 30.2% of people care for children and 29.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, the 10.4% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average of 11.9%.
10.4% ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality 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 Long Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12386/long-flat/topic/community