13.9% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flinders Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Flinders Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Flinders Park has shifted over the last decade, with a strong focus on home and family duties. While fewer people volunteer compared to other areas, a higher than usual proportion of residents provide unpaid care. This reflects a community where domestic responsibilities are a primary form of participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.9% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving care is common in Flinders Park, where 14.1% provide unpaid care and 27.6% look after children unpaid—both figures are higher than in most other areas.
14.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.9%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Flinders Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40448/flinders-park/topic/community