25.4% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
A quarter of residents in Irishtown volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong culture of unpaid care and support within the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.4% of people helping out, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care than those in most other areas. This includes 18.5% providing general care and nearly 30% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures well above the national average.
18.5% ▲ +141.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.3% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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/SAL60289/irishtown/topic/community