14.4% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aberfeldie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Aberfeldie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents providing unpaid care defines daily life in Aberfeldie, where 18.4% of people support others. While most community activities are typical for the region, this strong focus on caregiving stands out as the area's most striking feature.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people here volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 18.4% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 26.9% of residents care for children unpaid, and 21.4% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
18.4% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Very few people in Aberfeldie have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.3%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Aberfeldie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20003/aberfeldie/topic/community