29.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Irrewillipe East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Irrewillipe East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Irrewillipe East volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active, with a very high proportion of residents providing unpaid care for children and other people in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.4% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Half of the residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. Unpaid care for others is also more common than in most areas, while 22.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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).
More for Irrewillipe East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Irrewillipe East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21244/irrewillipe-east/topic/community