13.0% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Illinbah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Illinbah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer in Illinbah since 2011, but the area now sees a very high number of residents managing home and family duties. While just 13% of people volunteer, a striking 35% spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, with 13% of people helping out, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle significant home duties, with 32% caring for children unpaid and 35% doing heavy housework—both figures far above the national average. However, the 8% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
8.0% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.0% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 35.0%
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.
About 3.1% of people in Illinbah have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Illinbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31385/illinbah/topic/community