24.0% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fernmount · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fernmount
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33% of people in Fernmount spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure. This community is very active in helping others and managing homes, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid care. Residents are much more likely to contribute their time to the community and family than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 24% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Fernmount, where 14.7% of people provide care and 29.4% look after children unpaid. Both figures are well above state and national levels.
14.7% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.0% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Fernmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11512/fernmount/topic/community