19.3% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairfield - Dutton Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Fairfield - Dutton Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Fairfield - Dutton Park volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. While community spirit is strong, the area has far fewer people providing unpaid childcare or housework than the state and national figures. This suggests a population that is very active in the community but less likely to be juggling heavy home-based care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011, when the volunteer rate was 25.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas here, with only 20.6% of people caring for children. Similarly, the 17.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the Queensland figure of 20.7%.
9.9% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 small number of people, 2.0%, have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Fairfield - Dutton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021054/fairfield-dutton-park/topic/community