14.5% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ipswich - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ipswich - Central
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few areas at this level have a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than Ipswich - Central, where 5.8% of residents have served. While this stands out, other forms of community involvement and unpaid care generally align with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.5% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 19.6% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 24.6%, while 20.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. The proportion of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.5% since 2011, which is a little above the state figure.
12.5% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 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.
The 5.8% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the national figure of 2.8% and a little above the Queensland average.
5.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Ipswich - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031286/ipswich-central/topic/community