34.3% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ferguson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ferguson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge proportion of people in Ferguson give their time to others, with more than a third of the community volunteering. This level of local involvement is far above the national figure, making it a standout feature of daily life in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.3% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—similar to the Australian average—those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are well above the national figure at 28.4%. Meanwhile, 10.9% of people provide general unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.9% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
Around 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Western Australian and national averages.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Ferguson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50501/ferguson/topic/community