27.1% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fitzroy Falls · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fitzroy Falls
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained a strong feature of Fitzroy Falls, where a huge 27.1% of people volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure and shows a community that is highly active in supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.1% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is alongside higher than usual rates of people providing unpaid care and looking after children.
13.8% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.9% of residents having served, well above the New South Wales and Australian averages.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Fitzroy Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11532/fitzroy-falls/topic/community