22.2% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fernbank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fernbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Fernbank volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is well above both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a higher than usual 14.6% who provide unpaid care, while 26.6% care for children unpaid, similar to the rest of the country.
14.6% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 3.1% of the population having done so, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Fernbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20913/fernbank/topic/community