15.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Abbotsham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Abbotsham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more unpaid care is provided in Abbotsham than in other similar areas, with nearly a quarter of residents helping others. This creates a community where family and care duties are a significant part of daily life. While few people have served in the defence force, many residents spend their spare time looking after children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people in Abbotsham volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% but slightly lower than the Tasmanian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, as 24.7% of people provide care—a figure far above the national average of 11.9%. This is partly because 29.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above both the state and national figures.
24.7% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
No one in Abbotsham has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Tasmanian rate of 4% and a little below the national figure.
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 Abbotsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60001/abbotsham/topic/community