15.1% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Freeling · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Freeling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Thirty-five per cent of people in Freeling provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support is a defining feature of the area's community life. Other forms of local contribution include a strong presence of Defence Force veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure but lower than most similar areas. This is down 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 25.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the South Australian figure. While many care for children, the 11.7% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the state average.
11.7% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.2% of people having served. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.2%
Higher than 80% of urban centre 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 Freeling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415012/freeling/topic/community