18.3% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ilkley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ilkley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of home-based work defines Ilkley, where nearly 30% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community where many people are heavily involved in maintaining their homes and caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for many, as 29% of people look after children. While this is higher than most areas, the proportion of people providing other types of unpaid care is about the same as the national figure at 11.7%.
11.7% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in the state average, with 2.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Ilkley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31384/ilkley/topic/community