23.7% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fannie Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fannie Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is common in Fannie Bay, where nearly 24% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While many residents contribute to the community, they are less likely than most Australians to spend significant time on unpaid care or housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The local spirit is strong, with 23.7% of residents volunteering. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in other areas. Only 15.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well below the Australian figure of 20.7%.
9.1% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
A high number of residents have a military background. Those who served in the Defence Force make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the national average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Fannie Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70097/fannie-bay/topic/community