Wall Flat · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Wall Flat

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

Over a quarter of people in Wall Flat volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in most areas. This high level of volunteering stands out against a lower tendency to provide unpaid childcare and housework.

Open map →
📍 Wall Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Wall Flat sits — Volunteers

26.3%
  • 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 Wall Flat — higher than 78% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Wall Flat26.3%
5254, SA 22.6%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 26.3% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia.

26.3%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51.0%
  • 2021: 26.3%

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 14.0% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, few do heavy housework or childcare. Only 14.0% do 15 or more hours of housework and 19.3% care for children unpaid, both of which are well below the national figures.

14.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 14.0%

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

19.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 19.3%

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

14.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 14.0%

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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Wall Flat

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Wall Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41516/wall-flat/topic/community