27.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Farrell Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Farrell Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Farrell Flat give their time to volunteer, making it a highly active community. This spirit of helping out is a defining part of daily life, with volunteer rates far above those seen across South Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 27.4% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While a lower than usual 22.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, a much higher 32.4% spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework. This is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
11.2% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.4% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Farrell Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40432/farrell-flat/topic/community