31.5% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Isla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Isla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Isla now volunteer compared to previous years, with 31.5% of the population giving their time. This strong community spirit is a standout feature for the area, which sees much more volunteer activity than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, as 31.5% of people care for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a little above the Australian average of 11.9%.
13.1% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.9% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Isla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31417/isla/topic/community