6.7% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bossley Park - Abbotsbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.7% of people volunteer in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, a figure that is well below the national average. This low rate of community volunteering is a defining feature of the area, and the number of people giving their time has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 6.7% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and has dropped by 2 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.4% of people provide unpaid care—a bit higher than the national figure—only 18.4% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework stand at 18.7%.
13.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 0.6%. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia and is among the lowest levels for similar areas.
0.6%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021510/bossley-park-abbotsbury/topic/community