16.0% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rainbow Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rainbow Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Rainbow Flat do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national level. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and service, with high rates of caregiving and volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure and well above the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 16.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. While those caring for children are around the middle for similar areas, the rate of people doing significant housework is far above the state and national averages.
16.4% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
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 higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of the population having served.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Rainbow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13318/rainbow-flat/topic/community