20.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fletcher
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Fletcher now volunteer their time, a figure that has climbed since 2011. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, with volunteering rates well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.9% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 20.9% of people providing care and 32.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both figures far above the state and national averages. In contrast, the 14.8% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the 26.3% national figure.
20.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 strong history of service is evident in Fletcher, where 7.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the 2.8% typical for Australia.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31051/fletcher/topic/community