12.1% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Farmborough Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Farmborough Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Farmborough Heights provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This suggests a local life heavily focused on family responsibilities and home care. While many residents are busy with domestic duties, volunteering and military service are less common here than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of residents are volunteers, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 30.6% of people providing unpaid care for children, well above the New South Wales average of 25.3%. This connects to a higher rate of domestic work, as 24.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
13.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 less common in Farmborough Heights, where 1.7% of people have served, a figure lower than most areas.
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 Farmborough Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11494/farmborough-heights/topic/community