24.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Abba River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Abba River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Abba River volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and care, with 40% of people looking after children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 24.6% of people helping out. This is much higher than most areas and sits far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent; 29.2% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, and 13.8% provide unpaid care. This is well above the state and national figures.
13.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Abba River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50001/abba-river/topic/community