18.2% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fisher · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fisher
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fisher stands out for its high rate of community spirit compared to most of the country. While 18.2% of people volunteer, which is well above the national figure, the area has very low rates of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.2% of people in Fisher volunteer, a figure that is a little above the South Australian rate and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.1% of people providing care. This is well below the state figure, and only 5.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far below the national rate.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
5.5% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Fisher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40440/fisher/topic/community