15.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Felixstow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Felixstow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 24% of people in Felixstow provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents support their families, volunteer rates are slightly lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% but a little below the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.4% of residents providing general care, a figure about the same as the state and national levels. However, the 19.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
12.4% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Felixstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40433/felixstow/topic/community