12.3% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Ipswich · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Ipswich
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in East Ipswich provide unpaid child care, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents step up to care for family, those volunteering in the wider community are fewer than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care—a little above the Australian average of 11.9%. This is led by child care, as 27.2% of residents care for children unpaid, which is higher than in most areas.
14.1% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.9% of residents having served. This is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 East Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30928/east-ipswich/topic/community