19.7% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Meadow Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Meadow Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Meadow Flat do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This high level of home contribution is part of a broader trend of community and family support across the area, where volunteering is also well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care and 28.2% looking after children unpaid. Both figures are higher than most other areas, including the national average.
14.8% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.9%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Meadow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12559/meadow-flat/topic/community