30.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairbank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fairbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.2% of people volunteer in Fairbank, a figure far above the Victorian average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents are also more likely to provide unpaid childcare and housework than people across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Fairbank are much higher than most areas, sitting at 30.2%. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 30.2% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are also more common than in the state, though the 11.6% who provide general unpaid care is a little below the Victorian average.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
No one in Fairbank has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
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 Fairbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20900/fairbank/topic/community