9.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairy Dell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fairy Dell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Fairy Dell involves a high level of unpaid care at home, though few residents engage in formal community groups. While 38.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, volunteering rates are well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 17.1% of people providing care and 34.2% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above state and national levels. This is consistent with the 38.2% of residents who care for children unpaid, a figure far above the national average.
17.1% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 34.2%
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 2.8% seen across 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 Fairy Dell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20904/fairy-dell/topic/community