14.5% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Abbotsford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Abbotsford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Abbotsford provide unpaid child care, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While these figures are broadly in line with national trends, local rates for volunteering and defence service are lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most other areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and about the same as the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.7% of residents providing care and 23.6% looking after children. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 21.8%, which is lower than most areas.
12.7% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 less common here than in most areas, with only 2.0% of residents having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality 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/sal/SAL10003/abbotsford/topic/community