16.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fulham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fulham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Fulham provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most other areas. This level of family support defines the community's participation, which otherwise mirrors state and national trends in volunteering and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is roughly the same as the South Australian average and a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people helping others and 28.8% caring for children, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 22.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the national figure.
14.6% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.0%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Fulham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40467/fulham/topic/community