21.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McLaren Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McLaren Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in McLaren Flat provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and community contribution, with volunteering rates significantly higher than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 35.4% of people caring for children and 26.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above state and national figures. Meanwhile, 12.2% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.2% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
About 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 McLaren Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40851/mclaren-flat/topic/community