14.0% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Farnborough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Farnborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework define Farnborough compared to most similar areas. While volunteering is typical, a significant number of residents provide essential support to family and veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.0% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are far more likely to handle unpaid work than those in other areas. This includes 30.8% doing over 15 hours of housework and 16.0% providing unpaid care, both of which are well above the national figures.
16.0% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas, with 4.7% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian average.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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).
More for Farnborough
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Farnborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31020/farnborough/topic/community