17.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fountaindale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fountaindale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid work and volunteering defines daily life in Fountaindale. About 33.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the national figure. This commitment to home and community is reflected in strong volunteering and caregiving rates across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.7% of people pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas. This includes 29.5% of people caring for children and 14.2% providing other types of unpaid care, both of which are above state and national levels.
14.2% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.6% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 33.6%
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.
Defence service is more common in Fountaindale than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Fountaindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11557/fountaindale/topic/community