4.9% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairfield West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fairfield West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 4.9% of people in Fairfield West volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in other areas of unpaid work and service. Overall, the area shows significantly lower rates of unpaid care and volunteering than most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 4.9% of residents taking part. This is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 18.7% of people caring for children and 14.9% doing over 15 hours of housework. General unpaid care is at 11%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.0% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.9% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
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.
Defence service is lower than in most areas, with 0.5% of the population having served. This is a little below the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% national average.
0.5%
Lower than 71% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11483/fairfield-west/topic/community