18.4% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aberfoyle Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Aberfoyle Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark Aberfoyle Park compared to most similar areas. The neighborhood is defined by a strong culture of giving back, with 18.4% of people volunteering and a high proportion of residents providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.8% of people providing support—a figure that rose 3.0 points since 2011. This is seen in the 29.5% of residents who care for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 higher than usual 3.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Aberfoyle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041071/aberfoyle-park/topic/community