12.2% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fennell Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fennell Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly one quarter of people in Fennell Bay provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home, the area has a lower rate of formal volunteering than most other places. This community also sees a higher number of former Defence Force members than the usual area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.5% of residents providing a helping hand, a figure a little above the New South Wales average. About 22.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is lower than most areas despite being a little above the national rate.
13.5% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
A higher than usual 3.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Fennell Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11503/fennell-bay/topic/community