27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Illabo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Illabo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Illabo than in the rest of the country. While 27% of residents give their time to volunteer work, the national figure is only 14.1%. This strong community spirit stands out against other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteer rate in Illabo is 27%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.6% of people doing so, well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, the share of people doing unpaid housework or caring for children is much lower than in most areas.
15.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 4.2% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality 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 Illabo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11980/illabo/topic/community