Sheaoak Flat · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Sheaoak Flat

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

An eye-catching 71.4% of people in Sheaoak Flat perform 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. This is far above the national figure, though other forms of community involvement are very low in this sparsely populated area.

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📍 Sheaoak Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Sheaoak Flat sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sheaoak Flat — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Sheaoak Flat0.0%
5581, SA 26.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

No one in the area reported volunteering, which is far below the South Australian rate of 17%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 71.4% of residents do significant unpaid housework, no one reported providing unpaid care for others or children, figures that are far below the national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

71.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 55.6%
  • 2021: 71.4%

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 residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.

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 Sheaoak Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41337/sheaoak-flat/topic/community