The aim of this paper is to examine the irregularity factors of a self-gravitating stellar system in the existence of anisotropic fluid. We investigate the dynamics of field equations within [Formula: see text] background, where [Formula: see text] is the Gauss–Bonnet invariant and [Formula: see text] is the trace of the energy–momentum tensor. Moreover, we have investigated two differential equations using the conservation law and the Weyl tensor. We have determined the irregularity factors of spherical stellar system for some specific conditions of anisotropic and isotropic fluids, dust, radiating and non-radiating systems in [Formula: see text] gravity. It has been noted that the dissipative matter results in anisotropic stresses and makes the system more complex. The inhomogeneity factor is correlated to one of the scalar functions.