16.6% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Florey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Florey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Florey provide unpaid childcare, a rate higher than most other areas. This reflects a community with a strong focus on family care and a higher than average number of people supporting others through unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure but slightly lower than across the ACT.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care for others, a figure higher than most areas. This includes the 29.3% of residents who care for children unpaid, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
13.7% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 more common in Florey than in most similar areas, with 4.1% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian average.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Florey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80054/florey/topic/community