35.8% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Irishtown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Irishtown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Irishtown volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, with many residents also providing significant unpaid care and support within their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.8% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 30.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 30.9% of people caring for children unpaid and 14.8% providing other unpaid care, both of which are higher than in most areas.
14.8% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 30.9%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50672/irishtown/topic/community