19.1% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Faulconbridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Faulconbridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Faulconbridge has remained a strong feature of the area. Nearly one in five residents volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to a very high rate of unpaid care and housework within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of people in Faulconbridge volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.2% of people caring for children and 15.4% providing other unpaid care. This is much higher than most areas, including a significantly higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework each week compared to the rest of Australia.
15.4% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 higher than usual 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Faulconbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11499/faulconbridge/topic/community