15.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flagstaff · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Flagstaff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Flagstaff provide unpaid care and have served in the military than in most other areas. While 15.9% of residents volunteer, the community is most notable for its high rates of home-based care and defence service. This highlights a strong local commitment to both family and national service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than the national figure, with 15.9% of people giving their time, although this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in Flagstaff; 26.1% of people provide this support, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with 26.1% of residents doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, though the rate of unpaid childcare is well below the state average at 19.3%.
26.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 striking 11.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
11.4%
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 Flagstaff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20927/flagstaff/topic/community