15.1% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Abbotsford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Abbotsford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Abbotsford than in the rest of Victoria. While 15.1% of residents volunteer, the area is mostly defined by a very low rate of people caring for children or doing heavy housework compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 15.1% of residents who volunteer is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though this is a drop from 19.3% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 14.5% of people here provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the Victorian and Australian average of 26.3%. This is consistent with other care roles being low, as the 12.1% who do 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure.
9.2% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.5% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.1%
Lower than 88% 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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071139/abbotsford/topic/community