18.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flagstaff Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Flagstaff Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 32% of people in Flagstaff Hill provide unpaid childcare. This community shows a strong tendency towards caring roles and volunteering, with figures for unpaid work sitting well above the national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.6% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and a little above South Australia's 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are very prominent, as 32% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with other unpaid work, including 24.7% doing over 15 hours of housework and 14% providing general unpaid care.
14.0% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.2%. This is about the same as both South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher 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 Flagstaff Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40444/flagstaff-hill/topic/community