12.5% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Abernethy · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Abernethy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Abernethy volunteer than in most similar areas. While 12.5% of residents give their time to community groups, a striking 29.5% of the population provides unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply here, falling 17 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that rose 12 points since 2011 and is well above the Australian average. Other forms of care are less common, with unpaid care for others at 12% and housework roles falling to 20.5%.
12.0% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Abernethy has served in the Defence Force, placing the area among the lowest for veterans compared to similar locations.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 Abernethy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122001/abernethy/topic/community