34.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairhaven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fairhaven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people in Fairhaven volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is remarkably active in giving their time, with very high levels of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 20.5% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with a much higher than usual 33.4% of residents doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework each week.
20.5% ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.4% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Fairhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20902/fairhaven/topic/community