23.0% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Farrer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Farrer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Farrer volunteer their time, a figure well above both the territory and national averages. This community is highly active in unpaid work, from local volunteering to caring for family members. It also has a notably strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 24.8% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 30.2% of people caring for children, a rate much higher than most areas. Other care roles are also more frequent than usual, including 13.3% providing general unpaid care and 22.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.3% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 service is very common in Farrer, where 6.5% of people have served. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8% and slightly higher than the territory figure.
6.5%
Higher than 93% 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 Farrer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091101/farrer/topic/community