8.1% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Irvington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Irvington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Irvington than in most similar areas, with only 8.1% of residents giving their time. While local community spirit is low in that regard, the area stands out for its high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 29% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, far fewer people here provide unpaid care for children (12.9%) or general unpaid care (9.7%) compared to most other areas.
9.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 high 7.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Irvington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11996/irvington/topic/community