22.9% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fig Tree Pocket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Fig Tree Pocket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Fig Tree Pocket contribute their time to others compared to the rest of the country. This is seen in the high rates of volunteering and unpaid child care, which both sit well above the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 23% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, though it has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Child care is a major focus here, with 36.4% of people providing unpaid care for children—far above the 26.3% national average. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 25.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework each week.
12.3% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
About 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than in most other similar areas.
3.7%
Higher 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 Fig Tree Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021089/fig-tree-pocket/topic/community