18.5% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Iluka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Iluka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five residents in Iluka volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside a strong history of military service. The area also has a higher proportion of people managing housework than the state typical.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.0% of residents provide unpaid care, the number of people caring for children is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Conversely, 28.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the 20.7% typical for Australia.
13.0% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.2% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.3% of the population having served.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11983/iluka/topic/community