23.7% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fawcetts Plain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fawcetts Plain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark Fawcetts Plain compared to similar areas. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, and the local rate of unpaid care is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.7% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life for many, as 16.9% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with 28.0% of people caring for children unpaid and 25.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
16.9% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 4.8%, this is a little above both the state and national rates of around 2.3% to 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Fawcetts Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11501/fawcetts-plain/topic/community