24.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fernbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fernbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteering is seen in Fernbrook, where 24.1% of people give their time to help others. This high level of community spirit defines the area, though few residents have served in the military. It is a place where local contribution is common despite a lower-than-average rate of child care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.1% of residents helping out, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 21.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher 30.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Fernbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11509/fernbrook/topic/community