25.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Long Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Long Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define Long Flat, where over a quarter of the population gives their time. This strong community spirit is paired with high levels of unpaid housework and childcare, though very few people here have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 25.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above South Australia's 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people here handle unpaid duties, with 28.6% caring for children and another 28.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national average. However, the 6.6% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
6.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the state average of 3.2%.
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 Long Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40776/long-flat/topic/community