Isabella · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Isabella

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people get involved in community volunteering and care work in Isabella than in most similar areas. While a high number of residents handle domestic duties, very few people here have served in the Defence Force.

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📍 Isabella, Suburb / Locality

Where Isabella sits — Volunteers

10.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Isabella — lower than 87% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Isabella10.0%
2795, NSW 15.0%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 10% of people in Isabella volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.0%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

A far higher share of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than the national figure, at 34%. In contrast, those providing unpaid care or looking after children are far below the state and national averages.

8.0%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

10.0%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

34.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 34.0%

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.

No one in Isabella has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11998/isabella/topic/community