28.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fernside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fernside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Fernside volunteer their time, which is far more than the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community contribution stands out in a place where very few people have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.7% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—those caring for children or providing other unpaid care are much less common than in most areas.
6.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
No one in Fernside has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
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 Fernside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11513/fernside/topic/community