13.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fulham Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fulham Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Fulham Gardens has remained steady over the last decade, though unpaid care is more common here than in most other areas. While about 14.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than the national figure, volunteer rates are notably lower than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 14.7% of people providing care and 27.2% caring for children unpaid, both of which are higher than in most areas. Additionally, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week (23.9%) are well above the national figure.
14.7% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
About 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national and state figures.
2.3%
Lower 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 Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40468/fulham-gardens/topic/community