29.7% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Irongate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Irongate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Irongate contribute to their community than the state or national average. Nearly 30% of residents volunteer their time, which is more than double the figure for Queensland. This spirit of service extends into the home, where unpaid care for children and other family members is very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally high in Irongate, with 29.7% of people giving their time. This is 16 percentage points above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 39.6% of people caring for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 13.9% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
13.9% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.6% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure and just a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Irongate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31409/irongate/topic/community