43.1% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Western Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Western Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 43.1% of people in Western Flat volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement makes the area one of the most active for volunteering among similar places. Most other forms of community participation and service are closer to state levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 43.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and among the highest rates for areas of this size.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week are well above the national figure at 26.5%. While child care levels are about the same as the rest of the country, the 8.8% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.8% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 Western Flat has served in the Defence Force. This 0.0% is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure 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 Western Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41574/western-flat/topic/community