24.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Irrewillipe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Irrewillipe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 25% of people volunteer in Irrewillipe, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than those in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in four residents (24.7%) volunteers here, which is far above the 14.1% national figure and 13.3% for Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home duties are common in Irrewillipe, with 37% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 29.6% provide unpaid childcare, the rate of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 7.4%.
7.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 slightly higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force (3.6%) compared to 2% in Victoria and 2.8% across Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Irrewillipe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21243/irrewillipe/topic/community