5.2% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fairfield · State Electorate
Community Participation in Fairfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Fairfield engage in unpaid community and care work compared to most similar areas. Only 5.2% of residents volunteer, and the proportion of people providing unpaid care is lower than in many other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 5.2% of people in Fairfield volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has fallen from 7.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere, with only 18.5% of people caring for children unpaid. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is also much lower than the Australian average.
11.0% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 0.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the state and national figures of 2.3% and 2.8%.
0.5%
Lower than 99% of state electorate 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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10029/fairfield/topic/community