22.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Middle Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Middle Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in Middle Flat than in most similar areas. The community is notable for a high volunteering rate of 22.9%, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, 31.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the state and national averages at 14.3%.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 31.4%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is common here, with 12.1% of people having served, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
12.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Middle Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12616/middle-flat/topic/community