20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fyans Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fyans Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is a common part of daily life in Fyans Creek. The area has a very strong spirit of service, with 20% of residents volunteering—a figure well above the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people here volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family responsibilities are very high here, with 51.4% of people caring for children unpaid and 37.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. Conversely, the 8.6% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
51.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 37.1%
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 strong history of military service is evident in Fyans Creek, where 8.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.8%
Higher than 93% 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 Fyans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20959/fyans-creek/topic/community