13.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Farnsfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Farnsfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Farnsfield than in most other similar areas. While volunteering is around the national figure, a striking 36.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people in Farnsfield volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 17.6% of people providing care—well above the national figure. This includes a very high 36.5% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is far above the Australian average.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of the population having served.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Farnsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31021/farnsfield/topic/community