17.9% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fong Lim · State Electorate
Community Participation in Fong Lim
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Fong Lim volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This is the most striking feature of the area's community life, with volunteering rates rising steadily since 2011. While many give their time to others, the area sees far fewer people providing unpaid care at home compared to most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 3.8 percentage points above the Northern Territory and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care than in most other areas. Only 21.9% care for children unpaid, and just 7.8% provide general unpaid care, both of which are well below the national figures.
7.8% ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
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.
Military service is more common in Fong Lim than in most places. About 7.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.8%
Higher 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 Fong Lim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70012/fong-lim/topic/community