37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fernihurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fernihurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of people in Fernihurst volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out in a place where very few residents provide unpaid care or have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 37.5% of the community volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with 0.0% of people caring for children or providing other unpaid care, both of which are far below the national figures. Only 16.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the Australian average of 20.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Fernihurst has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
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 Fernihurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20915/fernihurst/topic/community