16.0% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairfax · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Fairfax
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.5% of people in Fairfax provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community work in the area. While many residents contribute their time to others, the proportion of volunteers has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.0% of residents volunteer their time, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 4.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 23.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. Meanwhile, 11.8% provide unpaid care and 26.5% look after children, both of which are about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
11.8% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 79% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 Force veterans make up 3.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 79% of federal electorate 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 Fairfax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED309/fairfax/topic/community