19.1% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fernvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fernvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of residents in Fernvale spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This high level of domestic work is part of a broader pattern of community contribution and care within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.1% of people giving their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for many, as 29.5% of people care for children, well above the Australian average. While 32.3% do a large amount of housework, the 11.8% who provide other unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
11.8% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.3% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Fernvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11514/fernvale/topic/community