Scotts Flat · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Scotts Flat

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

A far lower share of people contribute their time through unpaid work in Scotts Flat compared to the rest of the state. No one in the area reported volunteering, and the rates of unpaid care and housework are well below national figures.

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📍 Scotts Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Scotts Flat sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 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 Scotts Flat — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Scotts Flat0.0%
2330, NSW 14.9%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

No residents in Scotts Flat reported volunteering, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 7.9% of people providing such support. This is consistent with the low number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework (13.2%) and those caring for children unpaid (10.5%), both of which are well below national levels.

7.9%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.9%

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

10.5%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 10.5%

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

13.2%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.5%
  • 2021: 13.2%

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.

No residents in Scotts Flat have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.

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 Scotts Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13522/scotts-flat/topic/community