15.5% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Innisfail · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Innisfail
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents provide unpaid care, making it a central part of daily life in South Innisfail. While 16.9% of people provide unpaid care, this is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This reflects a community where many people spend their time supporting others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 16.9% of residents doing so, well above the national figure. This stands in contrast to childcare, where the 19.9% of people caring for children is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.9% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
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 South Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32590/south-innisfail/topic/community