9.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Abbeywood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Abbeywood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Abbeywood than in most similar areas, though unpaid domestic work is very common. While only 9.1% of residents volunteer, more than a third of the community spends significant time caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Abbeywood, with 36.4% of people caring for children and 30.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national average. Additionally, 15.2% provide other unpaid care, which is much higher than in most areas.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% —
Higher than 79% 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 Abbeywood has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
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 Abbeywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30001/abbeywood/topic/community