12.1% ▼ -48.2%
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Isaacs · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Isaacs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Isaacs than in most similar areas. While 13.4% of residents give unpaid care, volunteering has dropped sharply, with only 12.1% of people now contributing their time to community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Isaacs has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.1%. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher numbers of residents provide unpaid care compared to most areas, with 13.4% doing so. This is partly because 28.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
13.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate 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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED224/isaacs/topic/community