23.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hay Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hay Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work make Hay Flat stand out among similar areas. About 23.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is also marked by a very high level of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.3% of people giving their time. This is well above both the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, with 35.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, the 36.7% of people caring for children unpaid is among the highest for this level of area.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 35.0%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Hay Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40576/hay-flat/topic/community