11.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ironpot · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ironpot
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small slice of the population in Ironpot volunteers, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. While community service is less common, the area sees higher rates of people caring for children at home compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of people in Ironpot volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Queensland average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is common here, with 28.8% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure. Also, 25% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the state average of 20.7%. However, the 8.3% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Ironpot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31410/ironpot/topic/community