30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fairdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Participation in community and family support has remained a core part of life in Fairdale. The area stands out for its high rates of volunteering and unpaid care, with 30% of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in the rest of the country. Around 30% of people volunteer, which is far above the national and state figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid support is a major feature of the area, with 20% of people providing unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 33.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 residents reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
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 Fairdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31013/fairdale/topic/community