Innisplain · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Innisplain

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Few residents in Innisplain have seen their level of community involvement change much since 2011. The area is marked by a very high rate of people doing unpaid housework, though volunteering is much lower than the national figure.

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📍 Innisplain, Suburb / Locality

Where Innisplain sits — Volunteers

8.8% ▼ -51.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Innisplain — lower than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Innisplain8.8%
4285, QLD 12.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 8.8% of people volunteer here, which is well below the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.

8.8% ▼ -51.8%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 25% of people provide unpaid childcare—similar to the national figure—a huge 42.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, far above the national rate of 20.7%. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are few at 5.9%, which is well below the national average.

5.9% ▼ -52.2%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 5.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.0% ▼ -7.0%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

42.6% ▲ +30.0%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 42.6%

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 Innisplain has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the 3.9% seen across Queensland.

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 Innisplain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31400/innisplain/topic/community