26.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Iredale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Iredale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 43% of people in Iredale spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This area shows very high levels of community contribution, from volunteering to caring for others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.3% of residents giving their time, which is far above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more frequent than in most areas, with 16.8% of people providing care and 33.6% caring for children. This is well above the national figures, and 43.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
16.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.1% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 43.1%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of the population having served.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Iredale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31406/iredale/topic/community