4.8% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fairfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement has seen a shift in Fairfield, where levels of unpaid care and volunteering are now significantly lower than in most other areas. Only 4.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that sits well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low in Fairfield, with only 4.8% of residents taking part. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere. Only 15.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the 26.3% Australian average, while just 13.0% spend 15 or more hours on housework.
11.1% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.0% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 in Fairfield have served in the Defence Force. At 0.4%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11480/fairfield/topic/community