28.6% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flaxley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Flaxley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Flaxley volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area. Residents are also more likely than most to spend significant time on unpaid home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the 17% seen across South Australia and 14.1% for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here (27.2%) than in most areas, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.6% provide unpaid care, and 25.2% care for children unpaid, both of which are around the middle for similar areas.
13.6% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
About 2% of people in Flaxley have served in the Defence Force, 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 Flaxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40445/flaxley/topic/community