14.0% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fishermans Reach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fishermans Reach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care is the standout feature of Fishermans Reach, where 15.5% of people provide these services. This is well above both the state and national figures. While others are less likely to care for children, many residents still contribute significant time to housework and community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 14.0% of people helping out. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 15.5% of people providing it, which is well above the national figure. While only 9.3% care for children—far below the Australian average—25.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is also well above the national figure.
15.5% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.3% ▼ -59.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
Service to the country is highly represented in Fishermans Reach. About 7.2% of people have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
7.2%
Higher than 89% 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 Fishermans Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11527/fishermans-reach/topic/community