13.5% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Isabella Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Isabella Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Isabella Plains provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. While this community is very active in family care, volunteering rates are lower than the territory average. Overall, the area shows a strong commitment to caregiving and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in the rest of the territory, with 13.5% of people helping out. This is a small drop from 14.6% in 2011, leaving the area about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 32.7% of residents providing this support, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside a higher than usual 12.9% of people providing other unpaid care, a figure that rose 2.4 points since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. About 4.5% of residents have served, which is a little above the national average but a little below the territory figure of 6.0%.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Isabella Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071081/isabella-plains/topic/community