30.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ferney · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ferney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 16 percentage point gap separates Ferney from the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. This community is exceptionally active, with 30.1% of people giving their time to others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the national figure at 12.0%, and the 9.6% of people providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (24.1%) is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
9.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Ferney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31029/ferney/topic/community