21.3% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Isaacs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Isaacs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Isaacs volunteer, making it an area with a very high level of community involvement. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, 21.3% of residents still give their time, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 21.3%, the rate of volunteering in Isaacs is much higher than in most areas. This is a little above the ACT's 18.4% and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing unpaid care, a figure among the highest for similar areas. This is alongside a high 24.3% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
14.9% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is high in Isaacs, where 6.3% of people have served. This is about the same as the ACT average but well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091104/isaacs/topic/community