22.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Abels Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Abels Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering mark Abels Bay as a standout among similar areas. A striking 22.6% of the population volunteers, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is mirrored in the high number of residents providing unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.6% of people pitching in. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and far exceeds the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—others give a lot of time to the home. Unpaid care for people is well above the state average, and a far higher 32.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
18.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 32.2%
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. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the 4.0% recorded for Tasmania.
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 Abels Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60002/abels-bay/topic/community