9.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ficks Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ficks Crossing
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Ficks Crossing compared to the rest of the country. While 29% of residents give unpaid care, the area has very low rates of formal volunteering. This suggests community support here often happens through direct care for others rather than organised groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people volunteer here, which is well below the national and state figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 29% of people doing so—far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid (22.6%) and those doing significant housework (19.4%) are both lower than typical for most areas.
29.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Military service is more common here than elsewhere, with 9.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Ficks Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31034/ficks-crossing/topic/community