29.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Foxground · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Foxground
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Foxground volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area. While volunteering is common, fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare and general care are well below state and national figures, housework is a major task here. About 36.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%.
6.9% ▼ -56.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.8% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 36.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national average of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Foxground [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11561/foxground/topic/community