30.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Abington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Abington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strikingly high rate of volunteering defines Abington, where 30.8% of people give their time to others. This is far above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. While community spirit is strong, there is very little unpaid care work happening here compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very low here, with 0.0% of people providing unpaid care. This is far below the national figure of 11.9%, and the rates for those doing housework or caring for children are also well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
No one in Abington has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Abington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10012/abington/topic/community