19.7% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairlight · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fairlight
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure of 14.1%, nearly 20% of people in Fairlight volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, though other forms of unpaid work and service are less common than in most places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28% of people provide unpaid childcare—which is higher than most areas—fewer residents provide general unpaid care or spend 15 or more hours a week on housework compared to the state average.
10.9% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Only 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Fairlight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11485/fairlight/topic/community