24.2% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Feluga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Feluga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community contribution and unpaid work define Feluga compared to most similar areas. The local spirit is strong, with 24.2% of people volunteering and a very high number of residents providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 24.2% of residents giving their time compared to the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 40.1% of people caring for children—far above the national average of 26.3%. This is mirrored in other chores, as 28.5% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly and 16.4% provide other unpaid care, both well above the national figures.
16.4% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.1% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Feluga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31028/feluga/topic/community