22.5% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fannie Bay - The Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Fannie Bay - The Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Fannie Bay - The Gardens are giving their time to the community now than in 2011. This is a very active area where 22.5% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%. It is a place where community spirit is high, even though unpaid care duties are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have risen to 22.5% since 2011, which is much higher than most other areas and well above the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here perform unpaid care compared to most areas, with only 22.6% caring for children and 15.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Those providing other unpaid care sit at 8.5%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
8.5% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
The area has a strong military connection, with 5.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the national average of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 Fannie Bay - The Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011004/fannie-bay-the-gardens/topic/community