8.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fortis Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fortis Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people volunteer in Fortis Creek compared to other areas, but the community has an unusually high rate of unpaid care. While only 8.3% of residents volunteer, more than one in five people provide some form of unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 22.2% of people providing care, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 30.6% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, though the 11.1% who care for children unpaid is far below the national average.
22.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
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.
A high number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 9.7%, this is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Fortis Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11554/fortis-creek/topic/community