25.2% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Irrewarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Irrewarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Irrewarra volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 25.2%, the share of volunteers is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care for others or children compared to the state average. However, 26.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
7.9% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as both Victoria and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Irrewarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21242/irrewarra/topic/community