15.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fyshwick · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fyshwick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Fyshwick has shifted over the years, though it now sees fewer people in unpaid roles than in other parts of the region. While 30.2% of people care for children unpaid, this is offset by very low rates of general unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%, though it is about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—a figure well above the national average—almost no one here spends 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. General unpaid care is also much lower than most areas at 7.5%.
7.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Fyshwick has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well below the ACT average of 6.0% and a little below the national figure.
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 Fyshwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80060/fyshwick/topic/community