13.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fly Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fly Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Fly Creek provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent. The area shows a mix of high domestic responsibilities and a modest level of formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the national and territory rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.1% of people caring for children and 24.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well above the national average. However, only 10.6% of people provide general unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
Defence service is found in 2.6% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Fly Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70102/fly-creek/topic/community