17.1% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairview Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fairview Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31.7% of people in Fairview Park provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This level of involvement in family care defines the local community's social contribution. Other forms of participation, such as volunteering and military service, align closely with state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 31.7% of people doing so, which is well above both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 13.4% provide other types of unpaid care, while 22.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.4% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 3.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Fairview Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40429/fairview-park/topic/community